2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 10.9% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Petaluma than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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