2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, MS vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 47.2% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Macon than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  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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