2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montrose, CO vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 41.2% more per student than Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Bloomington than in Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montrose
 Montrose, COBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  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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