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Centralia, WA vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield spends 0.9% more per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Plainfield than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, WAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,806  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Abhd · Livermore, CA
Antique Stores
Over 20 years ago

The old "historical" District of Centralia has a number of Antique Stores. Enjoyed getting off Interstate  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
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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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
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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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

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

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