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Canton, GA vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington spends 43.0% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Bloomington than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 11.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, GABloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  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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