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Burlington, VT vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 29.5% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Macon than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  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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