2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainfield, IL vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 25.0% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Reno than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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