2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- New Orleans spends 22.2% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in New Orleans than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Orleans had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 New Orleans, GAUnited States, LA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  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 New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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