2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 46.3% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Minneapolis than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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