2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 56.1% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Macon than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  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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