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Smithsburg, MD vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 5.5% more per student than Smithsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Bloomington than in Smithsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithsburg
 Smithsburg, MDBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Smithsburg    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have owned a house in Smithsburg for 7 years and it is a great small town. It is about 75 minutes away from DC, Baltimore. It is very quiet and most people are  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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