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Lowell, MA vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 42.0% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Bloomington than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MABloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  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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