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Ballston Spa, NY vs Madison, AL

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- Madison spends 50.8% less per student than Ballston Spa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.2% higher in Madison than in Ballston Spa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballston Spa
 Ballston Spa, NYMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ballston Spa    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Ballston Spa for the last year. The Southside of town is very cute, beautiful homes and friendly people. We bought a house on the Northside. I'm not  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lousy climate, as is most of upstate NY: long cloudy periods, long winters, humid. Cost of living high for what you get. High taxes don't buy much improvement to  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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