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Manhattan, KS vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 4.7% more per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.7% higher in Redwood City than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, KSRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor499  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 9 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 11 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 Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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