2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scotch Plains, NJ vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 11.0% less per student than Scotch Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Baltimore than in Scotch Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotch Plains
 Scotch Plains, NJBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Scotch Plains    2 Reviews

I've lived in the city for about 5 years now and I've enjoyed it, it's close to new york and my son likes the schools as "the teachers are friendly and nice" (In His  More

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Over 11 years ago

To see it is to believe it. Scotch Plains is definitely one of the best towns that New Jersey has to offer.  More

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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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