2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, GA vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 39.7% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% lower in Bloomington than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GABloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  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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