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Madison, WI vs Janesville, WI

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Highlights
- Janesville spends 5.0% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Janesville than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Janesville had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

Education
 Madison, WIJanesville, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$16,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$12,432$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$7,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.213.2216.23
 Students per Librarian4346904573
 Students per Counselor415382530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%26.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%0.9%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 Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
53546 53545 53548

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