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Madison, WI vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha spends 16.1% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Waukesha than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

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 Madison, WIWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$12,133$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.215.5116.23
 Students per Librarian4347264573
 Students per Counselor415501530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%41.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.6%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189

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