2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Del Mar, CA

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Highlights
- Del Mar spends 25.5% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 86.1% higher in Del Mar than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Del Mar had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJDel Mar, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%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 Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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