2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 20.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Lafayette than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Lafayette, GAUnited States, IN
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  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 Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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