2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 36.1% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in South Lake Tahoe than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 South Lake Tahoe, 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.6.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  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 South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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