2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan, NY vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 58.2% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.9% higher in Irvine than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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