2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blue Island, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 22.5% less per student than Blue Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Bloomington than in Blue Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 23.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Island
 Blue Island, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Blue Island    2 Reviews

If you enjoy crime, pollution , rats, unemployment, corruption, overcrowded schools and subpar city services bad streets and alleys then by all means stay or move in.  More

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I've lived in Blue Island for about 20 years, and I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else. The community is welcoming, the housing is unique and charming, and we are a  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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