2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Arlington, WA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 0.4% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.3% higher in Arlington than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIArlington, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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