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Ogden, UT vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 55.0% more per student than Ogden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Madera than in Ogden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 30.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ogden
 Ogden, UTMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,238  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ogden    30 Reviews

Ogden is an old industrial city that was once a huge railroad and mill town and IRS office (still there; hey...they provide jobs). It's always been a bit rougher, poorer  More

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~~Me = Utahn, 44, College Graduate, Homeowner, Father~~ Fact...Just 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, Ogden was named the 6th best place to raise a family by Forbes.   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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