2024 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 19.9% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Bristol than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Bristol, GAUnited States, VA
 Expend. per Student$13,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.7316.23
 Students per Librarian4404573
 Students per Counselor314530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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 Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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