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Big Rapids, MI vs Manchester, NJ

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- Manchester spends 62.8% more per student than Big Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% lower in Manchester than in Big Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Rapids
 Big Rapids, MIManchester, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,586  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13244573
 Students per Counselor985  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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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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