2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Wayne, IN vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 16.1% less per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Madison than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor3454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  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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