2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Helens, OR vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 18.9% more per student than St. Helens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Madison than in St. Helens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Helens
 St. Helens, ORMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,798  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Helens    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Poor community with a lo of riff-raff and shady  More

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Over 15 years ago

I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 2 YEARS NOW,COMING HERE FROM THE MID-WEST,AND I AM HERE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND EVEN INTO THE HEREAFTER. THE BEAUTY OF THE PACIFIC  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a transplant from California, I was suprised at first with the moderate weather as I had been told how wet and dreary the Portland area was in comparison. Yes it  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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