2024 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Meridian, MS

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 18.6% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Meridian than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMeridian, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$10,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$10,388$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$5,725$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3213.6916.23
 Students per Librarian5475334573
 Students per Counselor417398530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%13.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.9%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 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 Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Meridian has so much to offer for a great stay, it’s affordable for visiting and for those who want to move to a family friendly town.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Meridian at one time. It's one of many places I've lived across the country so I feel I have a lot of places to compare to it. If you check the crime stats ,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Meridian has, essentially 3 parts. In one section, the residents are financially secure and these neighborhoods are fairly insulated from the criminal and related  More

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