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Hendersonville, TN vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 32.0% more per student than Hendersonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Birmingham than in Hendersonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hendersonville

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 Hendersonville, TNBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,995$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,369$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,970$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1519.3216.23
 Students per Librarian4925474573
 Students per Counselor417417530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Hendersonville    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Our property taxes of $2K get us an excellent school system, with new modern facilities, a 92 member local Police Department, a 103 member paid full time Fire  More

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Over 15 years ago

The real estate people will tell you these are the "best schools, blue ribbon" but when you check the cost spent per student and you will realize it is very  More

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Over 17 years ago

The actual home average in Hendersonville is still roughly in the $180k range. New construction starts in the $250,000 range. I've lived in Hendersonville for almost  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 HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE
37075
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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