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

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 33.5% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Manhattan than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  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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