2025 Compare Cities Education:
McDonough, GA vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 13.3% less per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Melbourne than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GAMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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