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Plainfield, IL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 34.6% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Punta Gorda than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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