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Southern Pines, NC vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 261.7% more per student than Southern Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Manhattan than in Southern Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southern Pines
 Southern Pines, NCManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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