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Blacksburg, SC vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 43.7% more per student than Blacksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Plainfield than in Blacksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 32.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blacksburg
 Blacksburg, SCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,265  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Blacksburg    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

if you have no ride or someone to take you.then you must walk or call a taxi from gaffney at 20 bucks.there is nothing to do there.after 34 years living there i  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 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 12 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 12 years ago

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

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