2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, VA vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 30.8% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Manchester than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, VAManchester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 14 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

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