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Basalt, CO vs Madison, MS

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Highlights
- Madison spends 30.6% less per student than Basalt.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Madison than in Basalt. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Basalt
 Basalt, COMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Basalt    1 Reviews

Great place to live. Housing is pricey, but I wouldn't trade it for Aspen, which is only 17 miles away (and of course much more pricey). Most people in Basalt are full  More

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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