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Davenport, IA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 2.3% less per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Birmingham than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport

Education
 Davenport, IABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,502$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,161$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0319.3216.23
 Students per Librarian5235474573
 Students per Counselor375417530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Davenport    17 Reviews

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great local colleges and  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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ZIPS IN DAVENPORT, IOWA
52806 52804 52803 52807 52802 52801
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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