2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birdsboro, PA vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 6.6% more per student than Birdsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Manhattan than in Birdsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birdsboro
 Birdsboro, PAManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Birdsboro    3 Reviews

The first thing you will notice is the landfill and the oder that fills the valley when you enter Birdsboro from 422. Most of the housing and abandoned factories are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Birdsboro for 13 years. I absolutely love being near Lancaster County (amish country) and we go there often in good weather. The people here are  More

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Quiet,safe,isolated and near beautiful, quaint amish country. Unfavorable: Just a few hot summer weekends when the Park public pool attracts drinking/partying/low  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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