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St. Cloud (Benton County), MN vs Bloomington, MN

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- Bloomington spends 34.9% more per student than St. Cloud (Benton County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Bloomington than in St. Cloud (Benton County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 17.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Cloud (Benton County)
 St. Cloud (Benton County), MNBloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,268  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor695  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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 19 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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