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Bethlehem, PA vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 16.7% less per student than Bethlehem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Bloomington than in Bethlehem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethlehem

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 Bethlehem, PABloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,387$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,441$15,275$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,616$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7113.1816.23
 Students per Librarian6035904573
 Students per Counselor309756530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%47.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Bethlehem    8 Reviews

The city of Bethlehem is staging a revival. With the loss of tax revenue when Bethlehem Steel closed 10+ years ago the city has struggled with its finances. It has been  More

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Over 14 years ago

Whatever your intrests you will probably be able to do engage in it in Bethlehem. There are many restaurants, theaters, a casino, art galleries, etc. If you enjoy the  More

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Over 14 years ago

very healthy  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 BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
18017 18015 18018
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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