2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- South Bend spends 3.6% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in South Bend than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Bend had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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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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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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