2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, MS vs St. Charles, IL

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Highlights
- St. Charles spends 60.8% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in St. Charles than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Charles had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSSt. Charles, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 St. Charles    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Moving to Saint Charles from Kansas City was quite to sticker shock from a cost of living standpoint. I did do my homework and knew this would be the case, but it  More

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Over 16 years ago

St. Charles, Illinois is a small, trendy river town. It hosts amenities that appeal to everyone. Biking, running, walking, hiking, camping, horseback riding, kayaking,  More

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