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Spokane, WA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 25.3% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Birmingham than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5419.3216.23
 Students per Librarian18995474573
 Students per Counselor368417530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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