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Birmingham, AL vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 26.0% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Anchorage than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3217.4416.23
 Students per Librarian5474994573
 Students per Counselor417413530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.3%1.5%

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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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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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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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