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Plainfield, IL vs Fountain Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Fountain Valley spends 15.9% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Fountain Valley than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain Valley had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILFountain Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Fountain Valley    3 Reviews

We are just average home gardeners and having lived in Fountain Valley for over 40 years, my wife and I have found the climate excellent for growing nearly ever kind of  More

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Over 18 years ago

fountain valley is nice but very expensive. Average home price will run you around $700,000.Beaches are close by. People are okay but no sense of community or sense of  More

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The weather is very moderate year-around. Warm summers, comfortable spring-time, cool  More

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