2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hammond, LA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 52.1% more per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Macon than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, LAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,168  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.38  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor728  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  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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