2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, NJ vs Scotch Plains, NJ

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Highlights
- Scotch Plains spends 7.7% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Scotch Plains than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotch Plains had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, NJScotch Plains, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    3 Reviews

I grew up in Madison, and while I seriously appreciate what growing up in the town had to offer, it was a town that I grew out of pretty fast. Madison is small, with  More

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Over 12 years ago

Madison is  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Borough of Madison is located in Morris County. It is 23 miles by car, west of New York City and sits on the Mid-Town Direct rail line. Madison is well know for its  More

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Reviews for Scotch Plains    2 Reviews

I've lived in the city for about 5 years now and I've enjoyed it, it's close to new york and my son likes the schools as "the teachers are friendly and nice" (In His  More

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Over 11 years ago

To see it is to believe it. Scotch Plains is definitely one of the best towns that New Jersey has to offer.  More

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