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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forest, VA vs Madison, MS

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- Madison spends 20.1% less per student than Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Madison than in Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest
 Forest, VAMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Forest    1 Reviews
Carmela · Forest, VA
Forest is a Great Place to live
Over 18 years ago

I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews
Ken · Madison, MS
City Planning
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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Eric · Madison, MS
Beautiful city-Madison Mississippi
Over 11 years ago

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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Alfred · Madison, MS
Nice Area to Raise a Family
Over 12 years ago

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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