2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, MS vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 6.3% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Clearwater than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 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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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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