2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, NJ vs Shawnee, KS

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- Shawnee spends 45.1% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Shawnee than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, NJShawnee, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    3 Reviews

I grew up in Madison, and while I seriously appreciate what growing up in the town had to offer, it was a town that I grew out of pretty fast. Madison is small, with  More

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Over 12 years ago

Madison is  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Borough of Madison is located in Morris County. It is 23 miles by car, west of New York City and sits on the Mid-Town Direct rail line. Madison is well know for its  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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