2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Jackson, GA

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 35.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Jackson than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Jackson, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,935  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor489  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  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 Jackson    2 Reviews

Jackson County, Georgia is considered the worst county in GA to reside in. The politicians, county manager, sheriff's dept., local police departments, etc. have all been  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in the Jackson area is really like being in the counry with all the conveninces of the city less than an hour away. We are going to retire on Lake Jackson very  More

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