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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield spends 55.5% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% lower in Plainfield than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  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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