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Melbourne, FL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 23.1% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Birmingham than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne

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 Melbourne, FLBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3519.3216.23
 Students per Librarian8385474573
 Students per Counselor397417530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   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 MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
32935 32901 32934 32903
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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