2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blue Ridge, GA vs Manhattan, KS

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- Manhattan spends 30.9% more per student than Blue Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Manhattan than in Blue Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 23.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Ridge
 Blue Ridge, GAManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,704  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  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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