2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 22.4% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Starkville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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