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Louisville, KY vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 8.7% more per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Bloomington than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville
 Louisville, KYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  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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