2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Brunswick, GA

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Highlights
- Brunswick spends 20.3% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Brunswick than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brunswick had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Brunswick, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.72  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  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 Brunswick    12 Reviews

Moved here six years ago… A great place to live… Excellent weather and always has a gentle seabreeze… A great place for retirees… And Brunswick has an excellent tax  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hello all I have been in Brunswick for the last 13 years. Many of the reviews that are here were accurate 8, 10, or 15 years ago (when they were written). Today, we  More

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I hope to be in that area by the  More

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