2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Franklin, TN

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 19.0% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Franklin than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Franklin, GAUnited States, TN
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  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 Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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