2025 Compare Cities Education:
Benton, KY vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 25.2% more per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Macon than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, KYUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,565  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.69  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  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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