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Springdale, AR vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 49.4% more per student than Springdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Bloomington than in Springdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 27.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springdale
 Springdale, ARBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Springdale    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a great area with good Republican Voters. Over 50% of people living here cannot be held responsible for Biden. That's all left to the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Downtown Springdale for years and I regret buying a home here. My neighbor burns constantly and the city will not do anything to stop it. We have had  More

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Please understand that if you are attracted by low cost housing you can find it here. Just know that it would be best to be  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 12 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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