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Anderson, SC vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 16.9% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Macon than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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