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Plainsboro, NJ vs South San Francisco, CA

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- South San Francisco spends 8.5% less per student than Plainsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.6% higher in South San Francisco than in Plainsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South San Francisco had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainsboro
 Plainsboro, NJSouth San Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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