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Bloomington, IN vs Janesville, WI

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- Janesville spends 22.6% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Janesville than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Janesville had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INJanesville, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6904573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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