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

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 16.1% less per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Bloomington than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 36.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, MABloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  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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