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

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Highlights
- Palm Coast spends 52.6% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Palm Coast than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Coast had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Palm Coast, GAUnited States, FL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.11  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor525  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  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 Coast    34 Reviews

I actually debated writing a review, when places like Palm Coast are discovered it becomes over populated. That said, it’s selfish to keep it a secret, some people need  More

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Over 6 years ago

Not really a review but a question. My husband and I will be moving to the Palm Coast area soon. Work from home and need to find a 2 bed house/townhouse to rent  More

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Over 7 years ago

Palm Coast is in between Daytona and St Aug --- both of which are much better cities than Palm Coast. This town is your typical retail FL town, with a small stretch of  More

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