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Marion, KY vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield spends 70.6% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Plainfield than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, KYPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,173  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews
Jacob · Oak Grove, KY
Very small town
Over 5 years ago

Grew up here and is not somewhere you want to end up unless you really enjoy micro-sized cities. There are 2  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
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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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
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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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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