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

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Highlights
- Madison spends 28.0% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Madison than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIMadison, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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