2026 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Madisonville, TN

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- Madisonville spends 56.7% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Madisonville than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madisonville had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMadisonville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,637$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5894573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Madisonville    3 Reviews

I lived in Memphis for the last 20 years, then we moved to Madisonville in the Fall of 2020. This is a great small town to live in. Everyone I've met is extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

I just moved here about 2 months ago , and this by far is the most beautiful, scenic city I have resided in . We have alot of farm animals here, lots of rolling hills  More

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I moved here about 4 years ago. I have lived in several places before but over all this area is one of the most beautiful. I have not been in one area of Monroe County  More

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