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Birmingham, AL vs St. Simons, GA

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- St. Simons spends 0.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in St. Simons than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Simons had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALSt. Simons, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,217$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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