2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Oroville, CA

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Highlights
- Oroville spends 16.8% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Oroville than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oroville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALOroville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%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 Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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