2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 79.7% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Burlingame than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALBurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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