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Madison, MS vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 44.0% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Vail than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, MSVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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