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Fort Myers, FL vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 3.2% less per student than Fort Myers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Madison than in Fort Myers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers
 Fort Myers, FLMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  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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