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Madison, WI vs Gettysburg, PA

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Highlights
- Gettysburg spends 8.4% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Gettysburg than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gettysburg had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIGettysburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,025$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3954573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.2%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 Gettysburg    2 Reviews

I would like to move to gettysburg my problem is I do not drive on a fixed income so i' looking for affordable housing and public  More

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Over 16 years ago

Tourism is just about the only industry in Gettysburg. It also tends to be a retirement destination for those who have lived in nearby larger cities. Therefore, the cost  More

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