2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dickinson, ND vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 18.5% more per student than Dickinson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Madison than in Dickinson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dickinson
 Dickinson, NDMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,760  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Dickinson    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I lived in ND all of my life until my son got married to a gal from MN. I moved to the city in which she lived. Sometimes I regret leaving my family behind to go to  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Dickinson for over 10 years. It is a very conservative town, but the university helps bring in some diversity. I enjoy the open country and the  More

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This is an EXTREMELY religious town (catholic mainly). If you are not interested in religion you will not be welcome in this  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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