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Scottsdale, AZ vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 12.1% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2419.2416.23
 Students per Librarian23485284573
 Students per Counselor718396530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%4.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  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 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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