2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 61.6% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Syracuse than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MISyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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