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Madison, MS vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 8.6% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Hickory than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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