2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan, NY vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Erie spends 64.8% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Erie than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Erie had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYErie, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,749$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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