2025 Compare Cities Education:
Creston, IA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 11.9% less per student than Creston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.9% higher in Birmingham than in Creston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Creston
 Creston, IABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Creston    2 Reviews

I moved here 4 years ago and have regretted it since, kids out of control lot of petty crime and drug and alcohol abuse,there are more bars in creston and can get beer  More

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Creston is your old fashioned small town, the old men don't miss a day catching up on the going's on when they're out for coffee at 5:00 am at the sale barn  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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