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Elkhart, IN vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington spends 0.6% more per student than Elkhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Bloomington than in Elkhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 16.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elkhart
 Elkhart, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  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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