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Plainfield, IL vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 3.1% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Lake Oswego than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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