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Plainfield, IN vs Olathe, KS

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Highlights
- Olathe spends 3.0% more per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Olathe than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield

Education
 Plainfield, INOlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,510$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,754$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.913.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6954994573
 Students per Counselor603409530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%50.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.1%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 Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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