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Macon, GA vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 4.9% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Dalton than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 30.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Dalton, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,472  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  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 Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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