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Bloomington, IL vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 2.7% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.9% higher in Los Angeles than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 17.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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