2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 5.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Petaluma than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Petaluma, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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