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Madison, WI vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 30.4% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Sioux Falls than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

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 Madison, WISioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$9,276$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.215.3916.23
 Students per Librarian43424904573
 Students per Counselor415359530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%36.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117

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