2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Pennington, NJ

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Highlights
- Pennington spends 63.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% lower in Pennington than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pennington had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIPennington, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%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 Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  More

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