2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 13.2% more per student than Fort Walton Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Madison than in Fort Walton Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Walton Beach
 Fort Walton Beach, FLMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  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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