2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawrence, KS vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 27.7% more per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Bloomington than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, KSBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,316  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  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 11 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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