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Pekin, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 0.6% less per student than Pekin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Bloomington than in Pekin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pekin

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 Pekin, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,068$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,758$15,275$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,067$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5113.1816.23
 Students per Librarian21415904573
 Students per Counselor422756530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%47.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Pekin    3 Reviews

My review is a question to residents of Marshaltown, Iowa. Recent talk is that Pekin, Illinois is getting a Swift Pork processing plant. The residents are restless and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have traveled and lived all over the world. Pekin rates about in the middle of the places I have lived. Small town atmosphere with some bigger city facilities. The  More

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There is not a whole lot to do unless you want to eat at every fast-food restaurant there is. They do have a very nice public park with volleyball and tennis courts  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 10 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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61554
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61704 61701 61705

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