2024 Compare Cities Education:
Plainfield, IL vs Gallatin, TN

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Highlights
- Gallatin spends 45.0% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Gallatin than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gallatin had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILGallatin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,169$9,995$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222$9,369$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,784$5,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.411516.23
 Students per Librarian14914924573
 Students per Counselor776417530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%29.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.3%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 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 11 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 11 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  More

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