2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 43.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Tampa than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Tampa, GAUnited States, FL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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