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St. Louis, MO vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 13.7% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.4% higher in Birmingham than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis

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 St. Louis, MOBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,291$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,062$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.219.3216.23
 Students per Librarian36375474573
 Students per Counselor300417530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  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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