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Asheville, NC vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 8.8% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in Birmingham than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville

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 Asheville, NCBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,129$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,886$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.319.3216.23
 Students per Librarian3635474573
 Students per Counselor239417530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  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 ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28806 28803 28715 28804 28704 28805 28801
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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