2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 13.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Palo Alto than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Palo Alto, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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