2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarendon Hills, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 17.5% less per student than Clarendon Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Plainfield than in Clarendon Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarendon Hills
 Clarendon Hills, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Clarendon Hills    3 Reviews

As a long-time resident of Clarendon Hills, I can't help but think the best of this wonderful town. It's truly a safe haven where families thrive and kids grow up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

The people who life here are very friendly. Easy for a new person to make  More

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You can walk to the commuter train with you kids and wave goodbye to them while you pick up a Starbucks. On the way home you can stroll over to Little League or in  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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