2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 8.8% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Denton than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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