2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, NJ vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 51.4% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% higher in Wilmington than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, NJWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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