2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 97.6% more per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Manhattan than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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