2026 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Ballinger, TX

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Highlights
- Ballinger spends 22.0% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Ballinger than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ballinger had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIBallinger, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,760$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,465$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Ballinger    2 Reviews

Traci · 

This is the most corrupt town I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. The police did unspeakable things to me. They are having serious issues within the city over  More

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Over 16 years ago

The water rating for this town is a joke. Everyone who lives there knows that you do not drink the water! Obviously, the water in this area has never been tested by the  More

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