2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norman, OK vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 104.2% more per student than Norman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Bloomington than in Norman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norman
 Norman, OKBloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  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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