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Birmingham, AL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 11.1% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Grand Rapids than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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