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Birmingham, AL vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 37.0% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Mount Vernon than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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