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

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Highlights
- Perry spends 25.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Perry than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Perry had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Perry, GAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,095  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.07  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  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 Perry    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we moved to Perry, Ga. in October, 2012 and we love it. The sky is clear, the people are friendly, the restaurants and shopping areas are almost empty. We went to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

as far as recreational things: you probably want to travel 15min north to warner robins to go see a movie or go to a nice resturant. we have nice eateries too but if  More

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