2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paradise Valley, AZ vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 43.8% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Birmingham than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZBirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor718  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.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  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 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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