2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lowell, MA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 32.5% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Macon than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  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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