2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Highland Park spends 38.5% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Highland Park than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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