2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IL vs Lincoln, IL

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Highlights
- Lincoln spends 15.5% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Lincoln than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lincoln had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILLincoln, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,636$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Lincoln    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lincoln is a great place to live. It is centrally located on two interstates between Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Decatur. It has low crime, many  More

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This is a terrible place to raise a family. The culture of the community corrupts everyone and many people have had their lives ruined by moving  More

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