2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manchester, NJ vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 23.1% less per student than Manchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Madison than in Manchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manchester
 Manchester, NJMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

The Sperling crime rating for Manchester Township, NJ is totally erroneous. The FBI crime stats show that on a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the national average, the  More

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My wife and I moved to Whiting, a village in Manchester Township, NJ, in 1998. What attracted us initially was the low cost of housing (for New Jersey). At that time,  More

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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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