2025 Compare Cities Education:
Maple Valley, WA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 15.3% less per student than Maple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Madera than in Maple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 38.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maple Valley
 Maple Valley, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Maple Valley    3 Reviews

We moved to Maple Valley 14 years ago from Kent, mostly for the school district. We have been very happy with the decision. Most of the state's best school districts  More

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Over 15 years ago

Quiet, beautiful, lush greenery and just 30 miles to Seattle. Take a load off and stay awhile.  More

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Being a resident of Maple Valley for most of my life. I know I wouldn't be where I am if it weren't for the teachers of Tahoma School District #409. Don't let the crime  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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