2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, CA vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 14.6% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Birmingham than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, CABirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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