| | Fairfield township (Essex County), NJ | North Plainfield, NJ | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $26,449 | $23,575 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $21,272 | $20,559 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,580 | $12,279 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.64 | 10.86 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1237 | 913 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 416 | 271 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 8.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.5% | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.4% | 84.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 14.9% | 19.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.5% | 8.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 53.1% | 30.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.6% | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.1% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% |