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Bloomington, MN vs Pensacola, FL

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- Pensacola spends 44.5% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Pensacola than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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