2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, LA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 19.3% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Macon than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  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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