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Lakeland, FL vs Plainfield, IN

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 23.0% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Plainfield than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLPlainfield, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6954573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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