2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manteca, CA vs Palmdale, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Palmdale spends 21.5% more per student than Manteca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Palmdale than in Manteca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manteca
 Manteca, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Manteca    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

South of 209 is a fantastic place to live. It has 2 good elementary schools (necessity for young population), new bay area folks coming to live in and around the  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I just moved to this City from Southern CA for work close by. Given the other over-inflated prices of housing in Northern CA and the Bay Area in particular, Manteca is  More

   |    Reply

Over 9 years ago

Manteca is a small  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Manteca

Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Palmdale


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.