2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Madison, IN

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Highlights
- Madison spends 4.9% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Madison than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INMadison, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,210$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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