2026 Compare Cities Education:
Alton, IL vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 22.0% more per student than Alton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Madera than in Alton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 32.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alton
 Alton, ILMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alton    7 Reviews

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

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Over 11 years ago

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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