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

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Highlights
- Stockton spends 18.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.3% higher in Stockton than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stockton had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIStockton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Stockton    39 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

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Over 5 years ago

Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON. spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of  More

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I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota  More

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