2026 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Waterbury, CT

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Highlights
- Waterbury spends 31.2% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Waterbury than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterbury had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%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 Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 12 years ago

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