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Madison, WI vs Clanton, AL

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Highlights
- Clanton spends 48.0% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.9% higher in Clanton than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clanton had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIClanton, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,179$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,379$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7024573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Clanton    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

My neighbors are good, decent people. There are a few people that I worked with, though, who were not. This is a very clannish place. The first question you're asked is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in Clanton, AL. is very relaxing. I travel a lot troughout the world and can be away for a month at a time. All problems ease up as soon as I get off the exit in  More

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