2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, MN vs Conway, AR

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Highlights
- Conway spends 44.6% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Conway than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Conway had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNConway, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,697$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,319$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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