2025 Compare Cities Education:
Framingham, MA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 44.0% less per student than Framingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Birmingham than in Framingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Framingham
 Framingham, MABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  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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