2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 19.1% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.5% higher in San Francisco than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WISan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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