2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 21.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Carlsbad than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Carlsbad, GAUnited States, NM
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  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 Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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