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Champaign, IL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 22.3% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Macon than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  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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