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Mesquite, NV vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 48.2% more per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.9% lower in Bloomington than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite
 Mesquite, NVBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  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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