2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 0.8% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.7% higher in Oakland than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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