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Madison, MS vs Southaven, MS

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Highlights
- Southaven spends 19.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Southaven than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southaven had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSSouthaven, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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