2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waterbury, CT vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 31.3% less per student than Waterbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Macon than in Waterbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterbury
 Waterbury, CTUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 11 years ago

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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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