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

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Highlights
- Macon spends 57.4% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Macon than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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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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