2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petersburg, VA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 24.6% more per student than Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Macon than in Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petersburg
 Petersburg, VAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,562  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  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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