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Manhattan, NY vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 42.2% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.6% higher in San Rafael than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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