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Bloomington, IL vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 42.3% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Jersey City than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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