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Plainfield, IL vs Tenafly, NJ

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- Tenafly spends 37.0% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Tenafly than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tenafly had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILTenafly, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock29.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Tenafly    3 Reviews
Kelly · Tenafly, NJ
Crime in Tenafly
Over 16 years ago

The town of Tenafly feels like a very safe place to  More

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James · Tenafly, NJ
Lovely, boring town...
Over 18 years ago

I grew up in Tenafly from 19676 - 1990. The longer I've been away from it ... the fonder my memories of this seemingly idyllic town have become. However, a vaery  More

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Moti · Tenafly, NJ
Tenafly, the best in NJ
Over 19 years ago

Probably, the best city for educating your  More

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