2025 Compare Cities Education:
Princeton, KY vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 73.6% more per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Plainfield than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton
 Princeton, KYPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,945  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Princeton    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in a number of communities in Kentucky and Tennessee. Princeton is the friendlest town that I have ever lived in. The Princetonians welcome new folks and  More

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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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