2024 Compare Cities Education:
Aiken, SC vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 14.3% less per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% higher in Birmingham than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,390$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,985$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7619.3216.23
 Students per Librarian3035474573
 Students per Counselor326417530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  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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