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Parkersburg, WV vs Macon, GA

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- Macon spends 10.9% more per student than Parkersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Macon than in Parkersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkersburg
 Parkersburg, WVUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,932  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  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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