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Bloomington, IL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 13.6% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Grand Rapids than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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