2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainfield, IL vs Herndon, VA

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Highlights
- Herndon spends 3.3% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Herndon than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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