2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ashland, KY vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 18.7% more per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Birmingham than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 11.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, KYBirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,549  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I'm 33 years old, and I've lived in this town for 25 of them. Not by choice. The majority of people here, and I'm not exaggerating, are on drugs. It's sad. And I'm  More

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Over 6 years ago

The people of Ashland are amazing and its growing and getting better everyday. Every weekend there is things to get involved with and excellent local restaurants, as  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to Ashland and it's a step up from flood ravaged Louisiana! I love the weather we have here. After our first year living in Ashland and having  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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