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

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Highlights
- Macon spends 5.6% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Macon than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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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