2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 14.4% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Hot Springs than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Hot Springs, GAUnited States, AR
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  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 Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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