2025 Compare Cities Education:
Independence, IA vs Manchester, IA

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- Manchester spends 5.9% more per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Manchester than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, IAManchester, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,238$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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