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Bloomington, IL vs Santa Claus, IN

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- Santa Claus spends 23.6% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Santa Claus than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Claus had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILSanta Claus, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews
Yasue · Bloomington, IL
Ten + years, a review of TWO cities: Blo/No
Over 9 years ago

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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J · Bloomington, IL
14 Years a Native
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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J · Bloomington, IL
!4 Years in Bloomington; A Natives Perspective
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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Reviews for Santa Claus    1 Reviews
Hazel · Burke, VA
Family friendly
Over 18 years ago

They have an amusement park there that offers free soft drinks all day long. Just stop at one of the little stations and fill up your cup, which is also free. The name  More

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