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Waco, TX vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 4.6% more per student than Waco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.8% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Waco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waco

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 Waco, TXTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,324$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,306$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,185$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6619.2416.23
 Students per Librarian13285284573
 Students per Counselor333396530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.8%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%4.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This town is a nightmare for all nearby towns or people passing through. Expect to add an hour to your trip if you're passing through. Traffic. Traffic traffic.  More

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Best city in Texas when you count traffic, housing cost, eateries, Baylor Bear sports, largest urban lake in Texas, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of  More

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i was raised in waco tx and recently moved to country to get away from the drama and crime associated w living in waco.But it seems now the city of Waco has purchased  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 WACO, TEXAS
76706 76708 76712 76710 76707 76711 76704 76701 76798
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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