2025 Compare Cities Education:
Junction City, KS vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 10.0% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.1% higher in Macon than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City
 Junction City, KSUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.03  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor591  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  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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