2026 Compare Cities Education:
Dallas, TX vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 33.9% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Madison than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 20.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  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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