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Columbia, MO vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 11.7% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in Macon than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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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