2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 4.8% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Santa Barbara than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Santa Barbara, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  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 Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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