2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mahwah, NJ vs White Plains, NY

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Highlights
- White Plains spends 26.0% more per student than Mahwah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in White Plains than in Mahwah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- White Plains had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mahwah
 Mahwah, NJWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Mahwah    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and raise kids. Very family oriented and safe. Schools are great. Close proximity to everything. Only drawback is cost of housing and  More

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Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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