2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, AL vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 22.5% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Starkville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, ALStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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