2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Bend, IN vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 50.9% more per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Manhattan than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend
 South Bend, INManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  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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