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

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Highlights
- Dixon spends 25.4% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Dixon than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dixon had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIDixon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,130$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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