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Punta Gorda, FL vs Madison, AL

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- Madison spends 5.9% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Madison than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  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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