2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakwood, OH vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 16.8% more per student than Oakwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% lower in Manhattan than in Oakwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakwood
 Oakwood, OHManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oakwood    2 Reviews

Oakwood and Kettering are by far the two most desirable and safest communities in all of the greater Dayton area. I have grown up in these areas my whole life, and they  More

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Over 19 years ago

We lived in Oakwood Ohio, outside Dayton Ohio, for 4 years while my husband was stationed at Wright Patterson AFB (about 20 miles away). We absolutely loved the town,  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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