2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edison, NJ vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 27.6% less per student than Edison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Macon than in Edison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edison
 Edison, NJUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  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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