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

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 13.6% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.3% higher in Sacramento than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WISacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%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.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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