2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 31.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Asheville than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Asheville, GAUnited States, NC
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
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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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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