2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scotch Plains, NJ vs East Meadow, NY

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Highlights
- East Meadow spends 33.9% more per student than Scotch Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in East Meadow than in Scotch Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Meadow had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotch Plains
 Scotch Plains, NJEast Meadow, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 East Meadow    4 Reviews

Ok too much to take in... But I've been doing so much research lately and so far Mooresville seems like a good place to live ... I'll be looking soon and coming from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nassau County is a beautiful place to live if you can afford it. Most of the schools are adequate. The county is becoming more multicultural, but, jobs are very hard to  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is ridiculously  More

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