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Madison, WI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 13.6% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in Kalamazoo than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

Education
 Madison, WIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$11,821$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.217.3116.23
 Students per Librarian4347214573
 Students per Counselor415589530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%37.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%2.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074

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