2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 3.8% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in DeKalb than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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