2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bedford, VA vs Manchester, NJ

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 67.6% more per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Manchester than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, VAManchester, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13244573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

The Sperling crime rating for Manchester Township, NJ is totally erroneous. The FBI crime stats show that on a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the national average, the  More

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My wife and I moved to Whiting, a village in Manchester Township, NJ, in 1998. What attracted us initially was the low cost of housing (for New Jersey). At that time,  More

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