2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Herndon, VA

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Highlights
- Herndon spends 20.0% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Herndon than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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