2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Summerville, SC

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Highlights
- Summerville spends 26.9% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Summerville than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summerville had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MISummerville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4804573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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