2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 139.9% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% lower in Manhattan than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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