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Bloomington, IL vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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- Poplar Bluff spends 38.9% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Poplar Bluff than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%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.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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