2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Plainfield, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 46.9% more per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Plainfield than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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