2025 Compare Cities Education:
Binghamton, NY vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 33.2% more per student than Binghamton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Manhattan than in Binghamton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,458  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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