2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 7.3% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.6% higher in El Cajon than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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