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Bloomington, IL vs Port St. Lucie, FL

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- Port St. Lucie spends 34.1% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.9% higher in Port St. Lucie than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port St. Lucie had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 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 Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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