2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irving, TX vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 0.2% more per student than Irving.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Birmingham than in Irving. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Irving
 Irving, TXBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  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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