2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 99.4% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% lower in Washington than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MIWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%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.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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