2025 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, GA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 34.0% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Macon than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  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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