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Bristol, TN vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 59.2% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Bloomington than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  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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