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Gillette, WY vs Madera, CA

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- Madera spends 2.9% less per student than Gillette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.8% higher in Madera than in Gillette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 35.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gillette
 Gillette, WYMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,945  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 5 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  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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