2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 32.9% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Syracuse than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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