2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan, NY vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 73.0% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in New Bern than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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