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Madison, WI vs Versailles, KY

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Highlights
- Versailles spends 36.1% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Versailles than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Versailles had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIVersailles, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Versailles    2 Reviews

The 'con' of Air Service is factually inaccurate. Versailles is <10 minutes from the Lexington-Bluegrass Airport. Great safe community and fantastic school  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very small community with larger ones nearby. Can be quite comfortable here on less. No big box stores but no public transportation  More

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