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

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 29.6% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Richmond than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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