2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aiken, SC vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 14.6% more per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Madison than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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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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