2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IL vs Oakland, TN

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 40.1% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Oakland than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILOakland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Oakland    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

No Recreation Department available. One park available for kids, and your child must be a student at that  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great cost for home for the money! Less than $79 per square foot for a really nice home. Real estate taxes only .0047, so on a home Valued at $303,000 you would only pay  More

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