2024 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Salina, KS

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Highlights
- Salina spends 0.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Salina than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WISalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,641$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473$16,165$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,988$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.212.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4347164573
 Students per Counselor415352530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%26.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%27.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.9%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.9%1.4%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 Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 9 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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