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Raeford, NC vs Macon, GA

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- Macon spends 62.9% more per student than Raeford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Macon than in Raeford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raeford
 Raeford, NCUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,495  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor467  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  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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