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Madison, WI vs Upper Arlington, OH

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Highlights
- Upper Arlington spends 4.5% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in Upper Arlington than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Arlington had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIUpper Arlington, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Upper Arlington    6 Reviews

I have lived in this area my whole life born and raised. It is a beautiful community with beautiful people inside and definitely out. The women are gorgeous and  More

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Over 12 years ago

Upper Arlington is a nice community. I have lived here a great majority of my life. Gone for 4 years to college, and my husband I were gone for 20 in the military.  More

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Hello! I am a resident of Upper Arlington,Ohio. We are located right outside of downtown Columbus and next to The Ohio State University campus. I was born and raised  More

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