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Manhattan, NY vs Kent, WA

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- Kent spends 45.1% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in Kent than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYKent, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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