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Bloomington, IN vs Gresham, OR

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- Gresham spends 43.2% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in Gresham than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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