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Riverside, CA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 13.7% less per student than Riverside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Birmingham than in Riverside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverside

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 Riverside, CABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3619.3216.23
 Students per Librarian249535474573
 Students per Counselor526417530
 Grade School Educ.9.5%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 6 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  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 RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
92503 92507 92504 92505 92506 92508 92501
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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