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Pittsburgh, PA vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 5.8% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Plainsboro than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$19,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1612.1716.23
 Students per Librarian54214524573
 Students per Counselor327339530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%0.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%8.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%78.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%7.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 10 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 16 years ago

Plainsboro is clean, safe and quiet with excellent schools, affordable housing and good jobs  More

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