2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gallatin, TN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 59.1% more per student than Gallatin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Macon than in Gallatin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gallatin
 Gallatin, TNUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,369  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  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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