2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Bay City spends 45.5% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Bay City than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Bay City, GAUnited States, MI
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  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 Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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