2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 0.0% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Walnut Creek than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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