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Bloomington, IN vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 14.8% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Branson than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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