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Birmingham, MI vs Fife, WA

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Highlights
- Fife spends 20.9% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Fife than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fife had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIFife, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%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 Fife    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This small suburb of Tacoma checks all the boxes for me, so where do I start? Fife has a bit of everything for every walk of life and virtually any activity you wish  More

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Over 18 years ago

A town so small if you blink it is gone. It is really a small suburb of tacoma. I lived there for only three weeks and had to move  More

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