2026 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 34.8% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% higher in Madera than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 33.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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