2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookings, SD vs Macon, MO

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- Macon spends 8.6% less per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% lower in Macon than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, SDMacon, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,569$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,386$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3284573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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Reviews for Macon    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

We are thinking about buying a farm near Macon and are interested in finding out all that we can about the  More

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