2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 4.8% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Bend than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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