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Madison, MS vs Huntington, WV

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Highlights
- Huntington spends 30.1% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Huntington than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSHuntington, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,238$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,214$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19454573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 12 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 Huntington    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Huntington most of my life. Yes, there have been many changes over the years, not all good, but it is a great place to live. Huntington won the best small  More

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Over 5 years ago

Could be worse - drug issues, no good jobs, lots of crime, but nice outside activities. Locals don't like anyone moving here and taking a job - I can say that! Glad I  More

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I've lived here since about 2012. I moved in from a surrounding small suburb called Shoals Manor where I lived for almost 10 years. I lived in Huntington for a few years  More

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