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

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Highlights
- Macon spends 31.8% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Macon than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  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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