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Plainfield, IL vs Rolling Meadows, IL

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- Rolling Meadows spends 20.6% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Rolling Meadows than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolling Meadows had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILRolling Meadows, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
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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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
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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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Rolling Meadows    1 Reviews
michelle · Rolling Meadows, IL
Great place to call home
Over 19 years ago

Rolling Meadows is a smaller suburb near everything. I love the fact that there is almost no traffic in Rolling Meadows, yet I am only minutes from anything I ever  More

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