2025 Compare Cities Education:
Augusta, GA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 27.4% more per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Macon than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,959  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  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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