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Rocky Mount, NC vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 61.5% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Macon than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  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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