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

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 21.0% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Edwardsville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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