2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mankato, MN vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 7.0% more per student than Mankato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Birmingham than in Mankato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mankato
 Mankato, MNBirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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