2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 15.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in New York than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 New York, GAUnited States, NY
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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