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Plainfield, IN vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 25.6% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Jonesboro than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield

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 Plainfield, INJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,510$10,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199$9,449$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,754$5,566$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.914.3516.23
 Students per Librarian6955434573
 Students per Counselor603378530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%20.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%31.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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