2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan Beach, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 12.6% less per student than Manhattan Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Sacramento than in Manhattan Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan Beach
 Manhattan Beach, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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