2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 42.9% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% higher in Colorado Springs than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 11 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 17 years ago

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

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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