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Birmingham, MI vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 3.4% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% higher in Visalia than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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