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Denver, CO vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 16.9% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Bloomington than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COBloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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