2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cerritos, CA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 1.2% more per student than Cerritos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% lower in Madison than in Cerritos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cerritos
 Cerritos, CAMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cerritos    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

cerritos offers an extensive menu of recreational and cultural activities....to a citizen population that is very  More

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I grew up in Cerritos when it was still a dairy farming area and new housing tracts were starting to be built, back in the early 70s. I saw firsthand how the area had  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cerritos is an outstanding place to raise a family. The city is very well maintained. The city makes sure that homes have well kept exteriors. The parks are great. The  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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