2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 22.0% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Plainfield than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  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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