2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Mobile, AL

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Highlights
- Mobile spends 29.1% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Mobile than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mobile had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIMobile, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,769$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,527$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5794573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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