2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawrence, MA vs Madison, IN

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Highlights
- Madison spends 34.7% less per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% higher in Madison than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 29.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, MAMadison, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,210$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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