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Birmingham, AL vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 8.8% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Greenville than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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