2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 38.2% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  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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