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Bloomington, IL vs Chambersburg, PA

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Highlights
- Chambersburg spends 14.0% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Chambersburg than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chambersburg had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILChambersburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,602$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4074573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Chambersburg    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

chambersburg is a black hole once you move here you never get out! it is commonly referred to as the arm pitt of pa absolutly nothing here.  More

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Over 16 years ago

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Well, from our point of view, if one moves to Chambersburg Pa. they go down hill! My Son moved there three years ago, he came from two metro areas Los Angeles and Also  More

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