2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 26.1% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Alexandria than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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