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

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Highlights
- Paris spends 5.3% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Paris than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paris had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILParis, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,081$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,884$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock67284573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%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.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Paris    1 Reviews

paris is a small town with small town values. very family oriented . hames can be purchased for 10,000 here. fixers, for sure but livable. i love it  More

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