2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IL vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 38.8% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Cambridge than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILCambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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