2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paramus, NJ vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 31.8% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Bloomington than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus
 Paramus, NJBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My siblings and I are products of the Paramus Public School system and I am an attorney, my sister is a doctor and my brother is finishing his MBA. Many of my high  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and it is a fabulous place to live. Community oriented - great schools and great  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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