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Manhattan, NY vs Liberal, KS

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Highlights
- Liberal spends 59.7% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Liberal than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Liberal had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYLiberal, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,743$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,220$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2284573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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