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Starkville, MS vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 0.2% less per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Bloomington than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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