2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Pleasanton, TX

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Highlights
- Pleasanton spends 29.9% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Pleasanton than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pleasanton had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIPleasanton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,033$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12504573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%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.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Pleasanton    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I like Pleasanton, it needs to look into a Beautify Pleasanton campaign, as the city does have a lot of blight... but it is a very charming city that seems to be growing  More

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Over 19 years ago

jobs are hard to find here, unless you are skilled. Example: electrician or plumber. Best jobs are found in San Antonio, 25-30 miles north. But, because fuel prices are  More

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