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Bloomsburg, PA vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington spends 22.3% less per student than Bloomsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% higher in Bloomington than in Bloomsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomsburg
 Bloomsburg, PABloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomsburg    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Watch the news in Bloom and you are likely to see the same news 2 or 3 days in a row. If there's an actual crime - count on seeing it over and over - and it will be   More

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Over 16 years ago

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is in a rural area with small towns and townships. Often in rural areas the level of health care is not always the best and there are not many  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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