2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 35.7% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Macon than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1916.23
 Students per Librarian7214573
 Students per Counselor366530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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