2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 7.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Madison than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  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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