2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macon, GA vs Troy, AL

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Highlights
- Troy spends 36.2% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Troy than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Troy, GAUnited States, AL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,006  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  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 Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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