2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gulf Shores, AL vs Mountain Brook, AL

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Highlights
- Mountain Brook spends 1.6% more per student than Gulf Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Mountain Brook than in Gulf Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Brook had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gulf Shores
 Gulf Shores, ALMountain Brook, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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Reviews for Mountain Brook    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Life's good in Mountain Brook! My father was in a hospital for surgery in Birmingham. I got lost and found myself wandering through gorgeous, wooded Montain Brook. Very  More

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