2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 0.2% more per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Plainsboro than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 11 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 17 years ago

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

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