2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 40.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Florence than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Florence, GAUnited States, AL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  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 Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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