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Raleigh, MS vs Madison, MS

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Highlights
- Madison spends 19.3% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Madison than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 17.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, MSMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,582  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This place is a dump. Every stereotype you’ve ever heard about in Mississippi is here, the kind of people that still use the”N” word on a regular basis. Scary place to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Though I may have a Forest zip code, I go to school in a small town known as Raleigh. To many people this is an absolute nothing town. But to many others, we call it  More

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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