2025 Compare Cities Education:
Piscataway, NJ vs Brookings, SD

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- Brookings spends 37.4% less per student than Piscataway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Brookings than in Piscataway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Piscataway
 Piscataway, NJBrookings, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,203$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24694573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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