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Birmingham, MI vs Jenison, MI

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Highlights
- Jenison spends 11.4% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Jenison than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jenison had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIJenison, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9244573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%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 Jenison    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Jenison is less than 10 min. from Grand Rapids and about a 45 min from both holland and grand haven so I dont know why they have that but its definitely in Metro Grand  More

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Over 18 years ago

There are good schools here and people are pretty friendly. Nice place to raise  More

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