2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tehachapi, CA vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 26.2% more per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% lower in Manhattan than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CAManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  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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