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Bloomington, IN vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Grand Junction spends 10.7% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% higher in Grand Junction than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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