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Glasgow, KY vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 52.2% more per student than Glasgow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Plainfield than in Glasgow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glasgow

Education
 Glasgow, KYPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,941$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,622$16,222$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,439$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1214.4116.23
 Students per Librarian69314914573
 Students per Counselor297776530
 Grade School Educ.8.3%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.8%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%55.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.7%15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Glasgow    2 Reviews

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 11 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 11 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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ZIPS IN GLASGOW, KENTUCKY
42141
ZIPS IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS
60585

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