2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, LA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 4.7% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,319$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,997$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,644$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1319.2416.23
 Students per Librarian5325284573
 Students per Counselor753396530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.9%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.0%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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