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Manchester, TN vs Fayetteville, NC

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 12.2% less per student than Manchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Fayetteville than in Manchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manchester
 Manchester, TNFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,030  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5574573
 Students per Counselor451  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is nothing to do in this town and no good restaurants besides fast food. I can't leave here quick  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like thunderstorms, TN is the place to  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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