2024 Compare Cities Education:
Auburn, AL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 7.0% more per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Birmingham than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,328$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,980$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,981$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.2519.3216.23
 Students per Librarian4015474573
 Students per Counselor449417530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.4%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.4%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 14 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  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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