2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Buffalo Grove spends 85.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% lower in Buffalo Grove than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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