2026 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Ana, CA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 15.5% more per student than Santa Ana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% lower in Madison than in Santa Ana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 50.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Ana
 Santa Ana, CAMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  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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