2025 Compare Cities Education:
Astoria, OR vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 48.5% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Macon than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  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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