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Federal Way, WA vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington spends 31.9% less per student than Federal Way.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% lower in Bloomington than in Federal Way. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Federal Way
 Federal Way, WABloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  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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