2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 10.7% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Virginia Beach than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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