2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 227.1% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% lower in Manhattan than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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