2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, MS vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 49.5% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.2% higher in El Cajon than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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