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Bloomington, MN vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Kent spends 4.0% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Kent than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNKent, 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.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 19 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 Kent    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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