2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reston, VA vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 36.4% less per student than Reston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Madison than in Reston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reston
 Reston, VAMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  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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