2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 48.4% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Palm Bay than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Palm Bay, GAUnited States, FL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  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 Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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