2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Texarkana, AR

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- Texarkana spends 18.7% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% higher in Texarkana than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Texarkana had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Texarkana, GAUnited States, AR
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,501  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.02  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  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 Texarkana    5 Reviews

While Texarkana, Texas can look relatively neat in places, the "Arkansas side" is another story. The majority of this community is infested with crime, homelessness,  More

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What does it mean? Nice people? Nice roads? Bull!!! People in this city don't even say thank you when you give them a favor. Therefore, they are barely say thank  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am thinking of taking a position in Texarkana and wanted some honest feedback from working professionals in the area. I am college educated in mechanical engineering.  More

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