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Jacksonville, FL vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 123.1% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% lower in Plainsboro than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 12 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 18 years ago

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

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