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Monterey, CA vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 25.5% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Bloomington than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey
 Monterey, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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