2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cherokee, IA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 8.6% less per student than Cherokee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Madison than in Cherokee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cherokee
 Cherokee, IAMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,536  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor332  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cherokee    3 Reviews

When hearing about a small town like Cherokee, Iowa, one may think "what a great place to raise children!" This maybe true, but meth is a growing concern in small farm  More

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I am considering relocating to Cherokee, IA with our family. What is life like in that area and is it a good place to raise your  More

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I am looking at the Cherokee, IA area as a possible relocation for our family. Does anyone have any feedback on that area of  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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