2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, TN vs Plainfield, IN

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 32.8% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Plainfield than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, TNPlainfield, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,398  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6954573
 Students per Counselor2124  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oakland    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

No Recreation Department available. One park available for kids, and your child must be a student at that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great cost for home for the money! Less than $79 per square foot for a really nice home. Real estate taxes only .0047, so on a home Valued at $303,000 you would only pay  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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