2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IN vs Jersey City, NJ

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- Jersey City spends 76.7% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Jersey City than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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