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Plainfield, IL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 42.2% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Philadelphia than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield

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 Plainfield, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,169$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,784$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.0416.23
 Students per Librarian149123804573
 Students per Counselor776408530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.3%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.8%1.5%

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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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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60585
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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