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College Park, MD vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 22.4% less per student than College Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Bloomington than in College Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 11.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to College Park
 College Park, MDBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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