2026 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, MS vs Southlake, TX

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Highlights
- Southlake spends 24.7% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Southlake than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southlake had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSSouthlake, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%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.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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