2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 3.1% more per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Macon than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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