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Tallahassee, FL vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 51.0% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Manchester than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLManchester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  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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