2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IN vs Portsmouth, NH

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- Portsmouth spends 61.4% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Portsmouth than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 16 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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