2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chaska, MN vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 25.5% more per student than Chaska.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Plainfield than in Chaska. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chaska
 Chaska, MNPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,873  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chaska    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Chaska was rated the 8th best city in the united states... That is far from true, chaska is a very sinful town.. there is tons of drugs, bad driving, just to name a  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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