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Jacksonville, FL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 34.1% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Birmingham than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.119.3216.23
 Students per Librarian22235474573
 Students per Counselor506417530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  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 4 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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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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