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

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Highlights
- Colville spends 13.2% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.3% higher in Colville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colville had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIColville, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,314$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,613$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock25494573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Colville    5 Reviews

I visited my niece last week and my impression of the town was this: Deer were poking through the bushes of their backyard and walking across the roads in town. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

The country is beautiful. You really have to like snow to live here. There is usually snow on the ground by the end of October, and can last into March or later. It is  More

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Unemployment is high in Colville (around 15%), as it is in the surrounding counties. Major employers are schools, state and federal govt, numerous sawmills, Walmart,  More

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