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Indianapolis, IN vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 17.0% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in Bloomington than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$15,275$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7113.1816.23
 Students per Librarian9315904573
 Students per Counselor613756530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%47.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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