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Arlington, TX vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 3.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% higher in Birmingham than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6919.3216.23
 Students per Librarian8895474573
 Students per Counselor365417530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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