2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dunwoody, GA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 8.1% less per student than Dunwoody.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.5% higher in Birmingham than in Dunwoody. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunwoody
 Dunwoody, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  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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