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Plainfield, IL vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage spends 8.5% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Anchorage than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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