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Macon, GA vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- Waterville spends 2.6% less per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Waterville than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Waterville, GAUnited States, ME
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  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 Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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