2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Sumter, SC

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Highlights
- Sumter spends 40.3% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Sumter than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sumter had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WISumter, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,540$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,365$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3784573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  More

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