2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsfield, MA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 31.9% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.6% higher in Macon than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  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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