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Macon, GA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 13.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Sunnyvale than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Sunnyvale, GAUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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