2026 Compare Cities Education:
Northbrook, IL vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 30.7% less per student than Northbrook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Birmingham than in Northbrook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northbrook
 Northbrook, ILBirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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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 18 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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