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

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Highlights
- Redding spends 15.3% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.0% higher in Redding than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redding had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIRedding, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock801424573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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