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White Plains, NY vs Edison, NJ

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Highlights
- Edison spends 30.0% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Edison than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edison had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains

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 White Plains, NYEdison, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$31,362$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367$19,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$18,180$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7412.1716.23
 Students per Librarian93214524573
 Students per Counselor315339530
 Grade School Educ.6.0%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.5%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%11.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%56.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.0%21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.3%1.5%

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Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 10 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 10 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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10605 10606 10601 10604
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