2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kankakee, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 2.6% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Madison than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 22.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  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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