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Dothan, AL vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 65.5% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.9% lower in Manhattan than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan

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 Dothan, ALManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$11,846$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0812.4716.23
 Students per Librarian6533414573
 Students per Counselor442499530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%52.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%7.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 8 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 10 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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