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Kinston, NC vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 33.6% more per student than Kinston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Bloomington than in Kinston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kinston
 Kinston, NCBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,792  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kinston    4 Reviews

I moved to Kinston, NC for retirement. Purchased a house from the auction held by the court. As a person of color, I was unable to obtain an attorney, while I was sued  More

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I'm moving my business and family with 2 young children to Kinston in March from Chapel Hill/Durham. Kinston is really nice with a great new restaurants, close proximity  More

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Over 13 years ago

hello! I recently visted parts of North Carolina and was amazed! I loved the people and the helpful tips from townies. I saw some amazing houses, in Kinston.   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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