2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mason City, IA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 6.4% less per student than Mason City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.0% higher in Birmingham than in Mason City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mason City
 Mason City, IABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,096$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,699$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,379$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4219.3216.23
 Students per Librarian9935474573
 Students per Counselor335417530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.16.5%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.3%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 12 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 13 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  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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