2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 12.1% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in Minneapolis than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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