2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 3.6% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Lansing than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Lansing, GAUnited States, MI
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  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 Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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