2025 Compare Cities Education:
Big Spring, TX vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 31.6% more per student than Big Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Macon than in Big Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Spring
 Big Spring, TXUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,940  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.61  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  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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