2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk Grove, CA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 4.4% more per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% lower in Macon than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  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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