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Plainfield, IL vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 29.1% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Albuquerque than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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