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Bloomington, MN vs Issaquah, WA

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- Issaquah spends 4.0% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Issaquah than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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