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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portage, IN vs North Manchester, IN

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- North Manchester spends 5.1% less per student than Portage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in North Manchester than in Portage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Manchester had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portage
 Portage, INNorth Manchester, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,115$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,702$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5154573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews
Al · Portage, IN
Definitely not a for a city person
Over 6 years ago

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Trent · Portage, IN
portage
Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for North Manchester    1 Reviews
Alan · Rexburg, ID
Small town - midwest experience
Over 8 years ago

We lived in North Manchester, Indiana for 10 years. In many ways this town seems like the midwest that time forgot. It has a small but vibrant main street lined by  More

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