2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hendersonville, NC vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 48.9% more per student than Hendersonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Madison than in Hendersonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hendersonville
 Hendersonville, NCMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,399  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 8 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  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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