2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 16.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% higher in Carbondale than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Carbondale, GAUnited States, IL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  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 Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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