2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 9.8% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Madison than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Madison, GAUnited States, WI
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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