2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 0.9% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in Port Townsend than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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