2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Fountain spends 26.9% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Fountain than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Fountain, GAUnited States, CO
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  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 Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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