2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Claremont, CA

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Highlights
- Claremont spends 1.2% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.6% higher in Claremont than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claremont had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIClaremont, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%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 Claremont    7 Reviews

Moved to Claremont 4 years ago when I was 46. Love the beauty of the small town (judging by SoCal standards, not beautiful and green the way other states are….there is a  More

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A wonderful college City with a vibrant, fun downtown area. I have lived here for 5 years and it is the best place I ever lived. Close to beach, mountains and desert.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I general the quality of life is really good in Claremont. It is a college town with 4 or 5 graduate schools. It is very small town oriented with a lot of local events.  More

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