2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sault Ste. Marie, MI vs Madison, WI

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- Madison spends 24.7% more per student than Sault Ste. Marie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Madison than in Sault Ste. Marie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sault Ste. Marie
 Sault Ste. Marie, MIMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sault Ste. Marie    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

As of the last few years, with education spending cuts, our student to teacher ratio is now somewhere near 31-32 students per classroom. The only exception is our  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is cold up here! I am bummed there isn't more to do inside with little ones when it is so cold for months.  More

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If you enjoy Winter and cool Summers, you may enjoy living here. Snowfall usually begins in December and lasts until late April. The last few years Winter weather has  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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