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Madison, MS vs Jackson, MS

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 5.3% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Jackson than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

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 Madison, MSJackson, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,940$11,517$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812$9,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,934$5,444$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9615.0216.23
 Students per Librarian6335504573
 Students per Counselor336283530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%27.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.0%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 10 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 Jackson    27 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Mississippi is improving and growing. The educational system is much better than one realizes. Mississippi produces college graduates. There are a large number of  More

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Over 6 years ago

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
39110
ZIPS IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
39212, 39209, 39211, 39206, 39213, 39204, 39202, 39203, 39216, 39217, 13 total

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