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Plainfield, IN vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 7.0% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Decatur than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield

Education
 Plainfield, INDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,510$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199$12,532$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,754$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.915.8216.23
 Students per Librarian69537214573
 Students per Counselor603771530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%23.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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62521 62526 62523

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