2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belleville, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 2.9% more per student than Belleville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Madison than in Belleville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belleville
 Belleville, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  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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