2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 190.3% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Manhattan than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  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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