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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Arab, AL

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- Arab spends 11.0% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Arab than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arab had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa

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 Tuscaloosa, ALArab, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,846$10,540$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927$9,817$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,597$5,661$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.2419.9116.23
 Students per Librarian5284714573
 Students per Counselor396433530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.1%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%23.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%0.4%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Arab    1 Reviews

The crime statistics are incorrect. The Arab Police Jurisdiction is 3 miles outside of the city limits. This adds several thousand people to the population count. So  More

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ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446
ZIPS IN ARAB, ALABAMA
35016

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