2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, SC vs Madison, MS

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Highlights
- Madison spends 31.8% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Madison than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, SCMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,041$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923$9,812$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,684$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4113.9616.23
 Students per Librarian4456334573
 Students per Counselor341336530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%14.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%68.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.0%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%9.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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