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

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 1.1% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lansing than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MILansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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