2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Lincolnton, NC

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Highlights
- Lincolnton spends 48.2% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Lincolnton than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lincolnton had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WILincolnton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,380$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6564573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Lincolnton    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Denver, NC was not listed because it is not even a town. There is NO community here, no sidewalks to walk on, NO activities...just the lake, and unless you own a boat to  More

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I live in Lincolnton and moved from Chicago. I work in Charlotte and commute. Southern Hospitality only applies to visitors. If you wish to actually connect with  More

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