2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Piscataway, NJ

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- Piscataway spends 25.0% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Piscataway than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Piscataway had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAPiscataway, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Piscataway    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

While Piscataway does boast many nice aspects, the people that work for the township are not one of them. They have no interest in working with the residents of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Piscataway is an OK town to live in. The schools are above average, and the majority of people are friendly. It is centrally located near major highways, and getting  More

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Over 11 years ago

A very nice suburban town with great schools shopping and easy access to medical  More

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