2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IN vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 29.6% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 99.9% higher in Fairbanks than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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