2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 20.5% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Macon than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  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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