2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bethlehem, PA vs Madison, AL

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- Madison spends 45.2% less per student than Bethlehem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% higher in Madison than in Bethlehem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethlehem
 Bethlehem, PAMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,441  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bethlehem    8 Reviews

The city of Bethlehem is staging a revival. With the loss of tax revenue when Bethlehem Steel closed 10+ years ago the city has struggled with its finances. It has been  More

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Over 15 years ago

Whatever your intrests you will probably be able to do engage in it in Bethlehem. There are many restaurants, theaters, a casino, art galleries, etc. If you enjoy the  More

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Over 15 years ago

very healthy  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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