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

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Highlights
- Macon spends 2.9% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Macon than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  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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