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Madison, WI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 16.9% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Grand Rapids than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

Education
 Madison, WIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$11,296$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.21716.23
 Students per Librarian43411244573
 Students per Counselor415681530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%1.4%1.5%

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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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505

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