2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 10.1% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Gaithersburg than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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