2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, MS vs Gainesville, GA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 7.1% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Gainesville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 21.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSGainesville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4284573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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