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Birmingham, AL vs Huntsville, TX

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 27.7% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 85.0% higher in Huntsville than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALHuntsville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$9,537$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$9,014$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$5,640$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3235.7516.23
 Students per Librarian54741954573
 Students per Counselor417777530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%21.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.3%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 Huntsville    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I live and huntsville and I was born in huntsville I have lived here for most of my life and I am only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up about an hour from here and when I moved back the job market led me toward Conroe but the cost of living made it worth the commute to and from Huntsville.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Huntsville, Texas is the home of Sam Houston State University, a small state-funded university that boasts the likes of Dan Rather and Dana Andrews as alumni. The  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
77320 77340 77342

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