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Bloomington, IL vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 24.1% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Albuquerque than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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 11 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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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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