2025 Compare Cities Education:
Joshua Tree, CA vs Madison, WI

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- Madison spends 20.2% more per student than Joshua Tree.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.0% lower in Madison than in Joshua Tree. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joshua Tree
 Joshua Tree, CAMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor531  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.38.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Joshua Tree    3 Reviews

1973 - 1987 Like any small town certain families have more pull. This was the case for what seem to even narrow more down to schools like Salazar & Dubose. It seemed  More

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went to crossroads, a local restaurant in town, and ran across some folks who are relocating to joshua tree from south carolina. they were in town to go to the art  More

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Just 45 minutes from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree is 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the low desert, and is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. The city itself it tiny,  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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