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Manhattan, KS vs Olathe, KS

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Highlights
- Olathe spends 27.5% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Olathe than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan

Education
 Manhattan, KSOlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,192$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,846$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,256$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4713.4116.23
 Students per Librarian3414994573
 Students per Counselor499409530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.7%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%50.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.9%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 10 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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