Madison County Schools (Kentucky)

Madison County Schools
Madison County Schools
Location
	Madison County, Kentucky United States
Coordinates	37°46′01″N 84°19′09″W / 37.7669°N 84.3192°W
District information
Type	Public
Motto	On Fire for Their Future
Grades	PreK-12
Established	1932
Superintendent	David Gilliam
NCES District ID	2103720
Students and staff
Students	11,065
Teachers	843.70 (on FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	13.11:1

The Madison County School District is a public school district based in Richmond, Kentucky (USA). In addition to Richmond and Berea, the district serves the communities of Kingston, Kirksville, Waco, and all rural areas in Madison County.

Elementary schools

Boonesborough Elementary School
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Glenn Marshall Elementary School
Kingston Elementary School
Kirksville Elementary School
Kit Carson Elementary School
Shannon Johnson Elementary School
Silver Creek Elementary School
White Hall Elementary School
Madison Kindergarten Academy (Kindergarten Only)

Middle schools

Foley Middle School
Farristown Middle School
Madison Middle School
Clark-Moores Middle School
B. Micheal Caudill Middle School

High schools

In 1988, the Richmond Independent School District merged into the Madison County school district.^[2]

Ignite academies

Madison County Schools recently established in 2020, two academies named Ignite South in Berea and Ignite North in Richmond, primarily serving the students of Madison Southern High School, Madison Central High School, Berea Community High School, Model Laboratory School and Estill County High School. The Ignite Academies allow the students at the listed schools to enroll in programs that are not served in the main campus of the schools.

Ignite South introduced the following programs:

Allied Health
Business and Marketing
Culinary Arts
Diesel Mechanics
Engineering
Industrial Maintenance
Welding
Law and Public Safety

Ignite South currently serves Madison Southern, Madison Central and Berea Independent.^[3]

Ignite North introduced the following programs:

E-Commerce Marketing
Management and Entrepreneurship
Health Science
Engineering and Architecture
Electrical Technology
Welding Technology
Automotive Technology
Residential Carpentry
Machine Tool – CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled)

Ignite North currently serves Madison Southern, Madison Central, Berea Independent, Model Laboratory and Estill County^[4]

Former schools

Model Laboratory School (monitored by EKU since foundation, formerly joint-controlled by Madison County Schools and Eastern Kentucky University)
Madison High School (Defunct since 1988, Now Madison Middle School)
Richmond High School (Defunct after Richmond Independent Schools merged with Madison County Schools)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Madison County". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2011. Total Students: 11,065 (2009-2010)
^ Ellis, Ronnie (January 15, 2007). "The ups and downs of merging school districts". Richmond Register. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "School Links - Ignite Academy South Campus". ignitesouth.madison.kyschools.us. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "School Links - Ignite Academy North Campus". ignitenorth.madison.kyschools.us. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "Madison County". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2011. Total Students: 11,065 (2009-2010)

[2] Ellis, Ronnie (January 15, 2007). "The ups and downs of merging school districts". Richmond Register. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[3] "School Links - Ignite Academy South Campus". ignitesouth.madison.kyschools.us. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[4] "School Links - Ignite Academy North Campus". ignitenorth.madison.kyschools.us. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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