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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 21.4% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Tuscaloosa than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  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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