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Punta Gorda, FL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 0.3% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda

Education
 Punta Gorda, FLTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,876$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,082$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8619.2416.23
 Students per Librarian6835284573
 Students per Counselor443396530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%4.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  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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ZIPS IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
33950 33955
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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