2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, DE vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 9.0% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Plainfield than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, DEPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Generally, Delaware public schools are dreadful. Most people that can afford it choose to invest in their child or children by sending them anywhere but to a Delaware  More

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I have lived in Newark for 27 years. My great-grandmother owned the Windy Hills development when it was a farm, and my father even grew up in the same house that I did.  More

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I am thinking of moving to Newark, but wanted to know if commuting to Philly is possible, especially outside of 9-5 hours. I see PATCO runs to Newark, but I don't know  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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