2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 50.6% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Mesa than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Mesa, GAUnited States, AZ
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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