2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 13.1% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Birmingham than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 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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