2025 Compare Cities Education:
Franklin, NC vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 61.1% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Plainfield than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 23.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, NCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  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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