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Monticello, IN vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 27.4% more per student than Monticello.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Bloomington than in Monticello. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Monticello
 Monticello, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,881  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor418  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Monticello    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

At first glance, Monticello seems to be very clean and very charming. Appearances can be deceiving, so the best advice I can offer is to rent a home and spend at least  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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