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Memphis, MO vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 31.4% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.1% higher in Bloomington than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio8.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Memphis    3 Reviews

This is teabagger country, red as blood. Even the nicer people - and there are some - tend to be xenophobic as hell and self absorbed; so if you are not ultra-right  More

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Over 15 years ago

Memphis may be a great place to live for those with relatives who were born and raised here, but by and large the place suffers extreme xenophobia and worse yet seems  More

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Over 16 years ago

Memphis Missouri evolves from farming families in surrounding Scotland County. IT's the best little town I've ever known. While I was stationed in Sacremento in '84,  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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