2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shorewood, WI vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 6.4% more per student than Shorewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Madison than in Shorewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shorewood
 Shorewood, WIMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,645  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shorewood    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Shorewood is as good as it gets in the Milwaukee Metro. Going to keep things simple with a list of pros and cons. PROS: -Amenities (groceries, gyms, restaurants,  More

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This is a nice community, very safe, great school and close to Milwaukee downtown. Hight tax  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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