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Madison, AL vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 3.8% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Oro Valley than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, ALOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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