2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Benson, NC

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Highlights
- Benson spends 43.6% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Benson than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benson had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIBenson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%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 Benson    2 Reviews

Benson is located at the crossroads of 95 and 40 which should be a bustling location full of life, progress, dining and entertainment. Unfortunately Benson has been  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you don't meet a certain salary range and stay in a certain neighborhood your child may be named a low income, low achiever with low test scores. Seriously,they are  More

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