2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, AL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 13.0% more per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Birmingham than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,006  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  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 5 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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