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

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 2.8% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Santa Cruz than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Santa Cruz, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  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 Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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