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

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 55.1% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Arlington than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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