2026 Compare Cities Education:
Mankato, MN vs Media, PA

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Highlights
- Media spends 57.2% more per student than Mankato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Media than in Mankato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Media had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mankato
 Mankato, MNMedia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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