2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Washington, NY vs Piscataway, NJ

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- Piscataway spends 29.9% less per student than Port Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Piscataway than in Port Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Piscataway had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Washington
 Port Washington, NYPiscataway, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Washington    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Port Washington is a good place to raise kids-- if you can afford it.  More

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Over 16 years ago

expensive but worth  More

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Reviews for Piscataway    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

While Piscataway does boast many nice aspects, the people that work for the township are not one of them. They have no interest in working with the residents of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Piscataway is an OK town to live in. The schools are above average, and the majority of people are friendly. It is centrally located near major highways, and getting  More

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Over 11 years ago

A very nice suburban town with great schools shopping and easy access to medical  More

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