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Bloomington, IL vs Zion, IL

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Highlights
- Zion spends 44.0% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Zion than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Zion had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILZion, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Zion    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I spent part of my childhood in Zion, moved away for 10 years, then came back while commuting to SAIC in Chicago. The town hadn't changed much. But in the last couple  More

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