2026 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs St. Cloud, FL

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Highlights
- St. Cloud spends 41.0% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.4% higher in St. Cloud than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Cloud had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WISt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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