2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 41.4% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% higher in Macon than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  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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