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Birmingham, AL vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 9.9% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Indianapolis than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3217.7116.23
 Students per Librarian5479314573
 Students per Counselor417613530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.2%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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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