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Elmira, NY vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington spends 43.2% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Bloomington than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 16.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  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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