2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 23.5% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Raleigh than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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