2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gulfport, MS vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 2.8% less per student than Gulfport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Madison than in Gulfport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gulfport
 Gulfport, MSMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor577  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gulfport    15 Reviews

I am a retiree who moved to Gulfport, MS two years ago and am truly enjoying this charming beach town. The crime rate is relatively low as is the cost of living. Yes,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Here is an updated review in 2020. The last review I’ve seen was in 2011. A lot of things have changed. Specifically speaking about Gulfport, the population has grown.  More

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Apparently this forum is a place where people who can't or won't make their lives successful and happy come to blame the place they are living, which in this case is the  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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