2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cottage Grove, MN vs Madison, WI

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- Madison spends 14.4% more per student than Cottage Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in Madison than in Cottage Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cottage Grove
 Cottage Grove, MNMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,957  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor702  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cottage Grove    3 Reviews

After moving to Cottage Grove, MN (near the Twin Cities) nine years ago, I think the city has improved (its been an uphill battle), but the city is cheap on quality of  More

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If you're from the warmer climates, avoid MN in the winter, too cold for a southern boy. Summers are great, warm & not humid at all. Plenty of lakes, rivers, & trails  More

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Over 19 years ago

Minnesotans are friendly and take time to enjoy the outdoors during the summer months. The wonderful summers are greatly appreciated and many companies offer summer  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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