District overview
Madison County School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What Madison County’s current public records show
Current records show district finances, a superintendent transition, student device rules, and proposed Board business.
Austin Brown became superintendent July 1, 2026
The January 12 approved minutes record the Board’s unanimous appointment after accepting Ted Poore’s resignation, both effective July 1.
FY2025 General Fund revenue exceeded expenditures
The audit reports $176.49 million in General Fund revenue and $162.37 million in expenditures; the fund balance increased $8.07 million after a small error correction.
Government-wide expenses exceeded revenue
The audit reports $203.81 million in revenue and $222.72 million in expenses; total net position fell to $62.74 million after an $18.92 million operating decrease and a $4.59 million beginning-balance adjustment, chiefly a $4.51 million accounting-principle change for compensated absences.
Student device rules vary by school level
Elementary and bus use requires administration approval, middle-school use is barred from first to last bell, and high-school use is barred during instructional class time.
The audit reports no findings
Auditors issued unmodified opinions and reported no material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, material noncompliance, financial-statement findings, federal findings, or tested state-law noncompliance.
AI-tool plagiarism is listed as a major offense
The handbook also includes AI-created nude or pornographic material in its major-offense list; it does not state a blanket AI ban or broader generative-AI guidance.
The public agenda archive is current, but most listed proposals cannot be described as adopted because approved minutes after January are absent.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Madison Station Elementary portable-building demolition
proposed in October 1, 2026 agendaThe October 1 Board agenda proposed demolition of a portable building at Madison Station Elementary. The collected agenda establishes a proposal; later approval or completion was not verified.
- The Board agenda listed the demolition proposal.
Funding
The October 1 agenda does not state a complete project budget or funding source.
This page uses the official Board document collections and schedule, current student handbook and calendar, Mississippi Office of the State Auditor audit archive, and official Mississippi election resources.
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