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

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 33.5% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Montgomery than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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