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Rifle, CO vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 22.7% more per student than Rifle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Manchester than in Rifle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rifle
 Rifle, COManchester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,834  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  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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