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Bloomington, IN vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 11.1% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Pontiac than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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