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Bloomington, IL vs Osage Beach, MO

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- Osage Beach spends 23.6% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Osage Beach than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Osage Beach had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILOsage Beach, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,961$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,951$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3804573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Osage Beach    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is a small city that is gradually being "found" by more and more people. Right now, it's still just the right size for small town living. This is a place where more  More

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