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Macon, GA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 71.4% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Meridian than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Meridian, GAUnited States, ID
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  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 Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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