2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Hendersonville, NC

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Highlights
- Hendersonville spends 34.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Hendersonville than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Hendersonville, GAUnited States, NC
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,399  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  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 Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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