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

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 7.3% more per student than Piscataway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% higher in Arlington than in Piscataway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Piscataway
 Piscataway, NJArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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