2025 Compare Cities Education:
McDonough, GA vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 9.6% less per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Madison than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GAMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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