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Great Falls, VA vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 22.2% less per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Bloomington than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, VABloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 18 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 19 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  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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