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New York, NY vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 16.5% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Plainsboro than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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