2024 Compare Cities Education:
Dothan, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 2.2% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Tuscaloosa than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0819.2416.23
 Students per Librarian6535284573
 Students per Counselor442396530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  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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