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Washington, DC vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 42.4% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.6% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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