2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carrollton, TX vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 30.5% less per student than Carrollton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% higher in Madison than in Carrollton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrollton
 Carrollton, TXMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carrollton    16 Reviews

Love Carrollton, Texas. When I compare my city to any other city where my friends live Carrollton always comes out ahead in every area. I especially like to compare  More

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CHERYL · 

As a former resident of Carrollton, I can say that this city has become corrupted. I would not advise anyone to move here. The people are disrespectful, rude, and will  More

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I have lived in Carrollton, Texas since 1999 (21 years). This is the most convenient, safe and reasonable priced housing area. Public transportation is available but  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 2 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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