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Madison, WI vs Craig, CO

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Highlights
- Craig spends 27.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in Craig than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Craig had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WICraig, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,752$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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