2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, KY vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 12.8% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% higher in Madison than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, KYMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,172  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 10 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  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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