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Birmingham, AL vs Fort Worth, TX

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Highlights
- Fort Worth spends 3.4% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Fort Worth than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Worth had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALFort Worth, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$9,823$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3214.6916.23
 Students per Librarian5478894573
 Students per Counselor417365530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%20.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%31.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.1%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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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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Reviews for Fort Worth    82 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city is one of the best in Texas! It has a small-town atmosphere with friendly people. It has a strong southern charm feel, and there are plenty things to do. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here from the Midwest in 2015. The best decision I could have made. Living in North Fort Worth, I couldn’t have for a better feel coming from a high crime rate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fort Worth may have a reputation for being an overgrown cowboy town, but that's not an accurate representation. The city's art institutions are the finest in Texas and  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS
76244, 76137, 76179, 76133, 76116, 76119, 76112, 76108, 76106, 76131, 33 total

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