2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madera, CA vs Waukegan, IL

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- Waukegan spends 43.8% more per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% lower in Waukegan than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukegan had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAWaukegan, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Waukegan    3 Reviews

Great people, beautifully diverse. All live and work together to provide the best for all residents. Lake County College is completing a 40 million dollar building  More

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Over 12 years ago

We're looking for a moderate climate. Waukegan is on Lake Michigan and could have a dynamic vibrant downtown but it doesn't. Great master plan if somehow Waukegan can  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have been living in north east waukegan for 12 years and I am excited by the recent surge of growth in the downtown area. Thanks to the Genesee theater, there are  More

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