2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawrence, KS vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 15.9% less per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Madison than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, KSMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,316  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  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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