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Columbus, IN vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 2.1% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Bloomington than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  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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