2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Bend, IN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 25.1% more per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Macon than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend
 South Bend, INUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  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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