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Escondido, CA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 2.8% less per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% lower in Macon than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  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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