2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buena Vista, CO vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 36.6% less per student than Buena Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Madison than in Buena Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buena Vista
 Buena Vista, COMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  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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