2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 13.4% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Macon than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  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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