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

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Highlights
- Destin spends 9.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Destin than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Destin had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSDestin, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16174573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  More

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