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Birmingham, AL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 49.6% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% lower in Gaithersburg than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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