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State College, PA vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 51.4% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.4% higher in Madison than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PAMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  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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