2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, AL vs Southlake, TX

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Highlights
- Southlake spends 3.4% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Southlake than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southlake had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALSouthlake, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%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.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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