2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Burnsville, MN

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Highlights
- Burnsville spends 7.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Burnsville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burnsville had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIBurnsville, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9304573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

i live in mn and im sick of it me and my family are relocating to atlanta ga but idk if im gong to go threw with it i dont have any job experiance being a stay at home  More

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Over 19 years ago

Saint Paul and Minneapolis are blessed with a wide variety of music and theatre venues. The Ordway Theatre in St.Paul is a spectacular music hall and offers a great  More

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