2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Jasper, AL

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 15.8% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Jasper than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALJasper, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,114$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,799$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4564573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Jasper    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I had to edit my review. 11 years ago when I first moved to NW Alabama, Jasper was a great town to shop and eat. Not anymore. A large part of Jasper has now some  More

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Over 14 years ago

There isn't enough recreation or resources for the Disabled in my community. We have little to no shopping in Jasper. I currently do most of my shopping online, in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good  More

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