2026 Compare Cities Education:
Plainsboro, NJ vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 32.1% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Plano than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 12 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 18 years ago

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

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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