2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainfield, NJ vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 4.9% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Syracuse than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, NJSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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