2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, NE vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 22.0% more per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Macon than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, NEUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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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