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Des Plaines, IL vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington spends 37.6% less per student than Des Plaines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Bloomington than in Des Plaines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews
al  · Des Plaines, IL
too high
Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Pat · Des Plaines, IL
Des Plaines
Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Donald · Des Plaines, IL
DP Climate
Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews
Dan · Bloomington, IN
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town!
Over 5 years ago

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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N · Bloomington, IN
Corruption!
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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pump · Indianapolis, IN
BloomingNot
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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