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

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 8.7% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Santa Monica than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Santa Monica, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  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 Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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