2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peru, IN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 49.0% more per student than Peru.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Macon than in Peru. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peru
 Peru, INUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,469  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  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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