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Birmingham, MI vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Bossier City spends 20.6% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Bossier City than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bossier City had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIBossier City, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,400$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3624573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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