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Plainfield, IL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 34.8% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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