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Media, PA vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 63.8% more per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Manhattan than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PAManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 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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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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