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Bloomington, IL vs Edinburg, TX

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Highlights
- Edinburg spends 29.4% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Edinburg than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edinburg had 17.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILEdinburg, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Edinburg    5 Reviews

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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