2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs Monroe, WI

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 22.1% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Monroe than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSMonroe, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,823$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3814573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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Reviews for Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real  More

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The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast),  More

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I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at  More

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