2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Bend, KS vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 30.3% more per student than Great Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Manhattan than in Great Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  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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