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Birmingham, AL vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 76.6% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% lower in Pittsburgh than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3213.1616.23
 Students per Librarian5475424573
 Students per Counselor417327530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.9%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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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