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Suffolk, VA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 38.7% more per student than Suffolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% higher in Madera than in Suffolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 34.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Suffolk
 Suffolk, VAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,273  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Suffolk    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Don't move  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like living in Suffolk because of the smaller town feel yet having the conveniences of the larger city. We have been happy in Northern Suffolk. The schools don't seem  More

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Over 16 years ago

Suffolk is a bit difficult to describe because it is geographically the largest city in Virginia. Downtown has been slightly revitalized but I have no reason to go there  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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