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Madison, WI vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 32.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% higher in Punta Gorda than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison

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 Madison, WIPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$10,619$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.217.8616.23
 Students per Librarian4346834573
 Students per Counselor415443530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%1.1%1.5%

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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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
33950 33955

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