2025 Compare Cities Education:
Denver, CO vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 16.3% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Manhattan than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor411  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.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  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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