2025 Compare Cities Education:
Downers Grove, IL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 40.1% less per student than Downers Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.9% higher in Birmingham than in Downers Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Downers Grove
 Downers Grove, ILBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Downers Grove    5 Reviews

Hi I have been living in Downers Grove since 1988. I used to work in Bank and couple other had been served couple other firms in managerial level. I found the best Tax  More

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Over 13 years ago

Quiet fmily neighborhoods with good  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the safest places to live in the  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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