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Birmingham, AL vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 30.0% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Columbia than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3215.3616.23
 Students per Librarian5475744573
 Students per Counselor417336530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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