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Birmingham, AL vs East St. Louis, IL

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- East St. Louis spends 29.9% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in East St. Louis than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East St. Louis had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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