2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs La Grande, OR

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Highlights
- La Grande spends 8.6% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in La Grande than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 La Grande, GAUnited States, OR
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,491  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  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 La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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