2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 32.1% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Pittsburgh than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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