2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 21.8% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Great Falls than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3844573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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