2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Portsmouth, NH

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 67.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% lower in Portsmouth than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%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 Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 16 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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