2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Brandon, FL

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 43.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Brandon than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Brandon, GAUnited States, FL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  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 Brandon    11 Reviews

The Greater Brandon Area which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the most growing area in  More

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Over 11 years ago

Brandon not my cup of tea. Been here for 7 years. Live in beautiful Riverhills in Valrico. have found most people here are not very friendly, snotty? Don't know. Brandon  More

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Over 11 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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