2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hammond, IN vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 4.7% more per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Bloomington than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  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.13.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    3 Reviews

I am a resident of the area, has been my entire life. Growing up there were parts where I was nearly ashamed to be part of this community especially in the early2000's.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond Indiana is within easy commute to Chicago and the Downtown area either by car or train, offering you all the advantages of city living, but not at the city cost.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've never lived anywhere else, but have traveled to many U. S. cities. Hammond is an average (okay, maybe less than average city). Housing is affordable, although taxes  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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