2025 Compare Cities Education:
Christiansburg, VA vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 55.9% more per student than Christiansburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Manhattan than in Christiansburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Christiansburg
 Christiansburg, VAManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,142  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Christiansburg    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a 30 year resident of Christiansburg. The cost of living is low here overall. Crime rate is low, weather is moderate with four true seasons. Blacksburg costs more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia Tech is 7 miles down the road and a great place to educate and join the Hokie  More

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I have lived in Christiansburg for two years. I have found it to be a very nice place to live. Many community activities, low crime, nice neighborhoods. A very community  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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