2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madera, CA vs Buffalo, NY

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Highlights
- Buffalo spends 37.7% more per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.1% lower in Buffalo than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo had 43.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CABuffalo, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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