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Birmingham, MI vs North Charleston, SC

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- North Charleston spends 24.7% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in North Charleston than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Charleston had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MINorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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