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Macon, GA vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 36.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Placerville than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Placerville, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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