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Parkville, MO vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 13.4% more per student than Parkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Bloomington than in Parkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkville
 Parkville, MOBloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Parkville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Small community within driving distance of Kansas City. Quiet and peaceful with a great Liberal Arts college yet within 15 minutes of a metropolitan  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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