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Boston, MA vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 25.3% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Plainsboro than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

Education
 Boston, MAPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$19,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2512.1716.23
 Students per Librarian71714524573
 Students per Counselor567339530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%0.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%8.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%78.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%7.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

My wife Rosanne and I have lived in Plainsboro for nearly 30 years. We have raised our three children here. WE LOVE IT!!! The schools are great, the community is  More

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We've lived in several different parts of the country, and when we found out we were moving to NJ due to my husband's new job, we bought into the stereotype and thought,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Plainsboro is clean, safe and quiet with excellent schools, affordable housing and good jobs  More

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