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Madison, AL vs Vicksburg, MS

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Highlights
- Vicksburg spends 59.8% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Vicksburg than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, ALVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 2 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 Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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