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Rocky Mount, NC vs Madison, MS

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Highlights
- Madison spends 11.1% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Madison than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  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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