2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Gulfport, MS

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Highlights
- Gulfport spends 24.3% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Gulfport than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulfport had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIGulfport, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,535$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Gulfport    15 Reviews

I am a retiree who moved to Gulfport, MS two years ago and am truly enjoying this charming beach town. The crime rate is relatively low as is the cost of living. Yes,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Here is an updated review in 2020. The last review I’ve seen was in 2011. A lot of things have changed. Specifically speaking about Gulfport, the population has grown.  More

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Apparently this forum is a place where people who can't or won't make their lives successful and happy come to blame the place they are living, which in this case is the  More

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