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Birmingham, AL vs Adairsville, GA

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Highlights
- Adairsville spends 10.3% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Adairsville than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Adairsville had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALAdairsville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,948$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8614573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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 5 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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Reviews for Adairsville    5 Reviews

Adairsville has beautiful new schools and a great park with hiking trails and a rec department. The teachers really care about the kids and the principal at Adairsville  More

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Gorgeous new schools and a beautiful park with rec department and hiking trails. No traffic- a breeze to navigate. Close to I 75, HWY 140, and HWY 41. I live in The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Adairsville is such a sweet and charming town which is conveniently located near I 75, HWY 41, and 140. You can easily head South to Atlanta or North to Chattanooga or  More

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