2026 Compare Cities Education:
Nevada City, CA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 28.6% less per student than Nevada City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Macon than in Nevada City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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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