2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IN vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 25.5% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Columbia than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,668$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,286$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8115.3616.23
 Students per Librarian7915744573
 Students per Counselor569336530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.3%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.2%3.3%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 4 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 5 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 Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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