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Manhattan, NY vs Fair Lawn, NJ

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Highlights
- Fair Lawn spends 31.9% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Fair Lawn than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fair Lawn had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYFair Lawn, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  More

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