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

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Highlights
- Galesburg spends 4.9% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Galesburg than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galesburg had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIGalesburg, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,456$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13454573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%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.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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