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Daytona Beach, FL vs Macon, GA

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- Macon spends 49.8% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Macon than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  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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