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Birmingham, AL vs Powder Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Powder Springs spends 5.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Powder Springs than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powder Springs had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$11,675$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3214.4716.23
 Students per Librarian5475374573
 Students per Counselor417376530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.2%1.5%

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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 Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 18 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA
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