2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 23.9% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Plainfield than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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