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Gig Harbor, WA vs Bloomington, MN

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- Bloomington spends 5.1% more per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Bloomington than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WABloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  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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