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Birmingham, AL vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Roanoke spends 6.8% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Roanoke than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$12,973$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3214.7216.23
 Students per Librarian5478554573
 Students per Counselor417298530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%19.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%26.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.3%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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
ZIPS IN ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
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