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Bloomington, IL vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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- Buffalo Grove spends 44.0% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Buffalo Grove than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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