2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IN vs Dayton, OH

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 20.2% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% higher in Dayton than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INDayton, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10254573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 7 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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