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Macon, GA vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 33.4% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Murray than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Murray, GAUnited States, KY
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.59  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  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 Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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