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Madison, WI vs Whispering Pines, NC

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- Whispering Pines spends 42.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Whispering Pines than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whispering Pines had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIWhispering Pines, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Whispering Pines    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

whispering pines has a typical southern climate hot & humid in the spring summer & fall & very mild in the winter - if you like mosquitos & golfing this is the place  More

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