2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Norcross, GA

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Highlights
- Norcross spends 30.5% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Norcross than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norcross had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Norcross, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  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 Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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