2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clarita, CA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 2.5% less per student than Santa Clarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Madera than in Santa Clarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 34.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clarita
 Santa Clarita, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  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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