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Bloomington, IL vs Bonney Lake, WA

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- Bonney Lake spends 8.2% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Bonney Lake than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bonney Lake had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILBonney Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 12 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 Bonney Lake    5 Reviews

Great place to live with lots of outdoor activities. I love spending a nice summer day on Lake Tapps. Great value for housing and you can't beat the mountain views.  More

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I grew up in Seattle and I am not white so I am colored by the experience of growing up in the NW as a non white person. Just like most of the USA the high population  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful views of mount Rainer and many shopping options. Good community   More

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