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South Bend, IN vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 33.5% more per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Bloomington than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend

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 South Bend, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,718$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911$15,275$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,138$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2813.1816.23
 Students per Librarian8995904573
 Students per Counselor326756530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%47.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
46614 46628 46615 46613 46617 46601 46616
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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