2025 Compare Cities Education:
Geneva, IL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 9.6% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Macon than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, ILUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  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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