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Naperville, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 17.5% less per student than Naperville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Plainfield than in Naperville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Naperville

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 Naperville, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,018$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682$16,222$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,697$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4314.4116.23
 Students per Librarian70914914573
 Students per Counselor535776530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.5%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.7%55.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.8%15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Naperville    26 Reviews

Naperville has a lot to offer. The schools are top notch, it is close to Chicago with a commuter rail that is easily accessible and fast, there are lots of parks and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Lived around the area my whole life, moved to the downtown Naperville 7 years ago and wow has it changed and not for the better. There is way too much traffic and no  More

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Over 6 years ago

Went with my real estate agent to check out a few houses in Naperville.First impression was the town was adorable especially the downtown but way too many people.couldnt  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 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS
60540 60565 60563
ZIPS IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS
60585

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