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Madison, AL vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 31.8% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Idaho Falls than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, ALIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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