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Kingston, NY vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 55.6% less per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Bloomington than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, NYBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   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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