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Bridgeport, CT vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 48.5% less per student than Bridgeport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Bridgeport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bridgeport
 Bridgeport, CTTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bridgeport    17 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bridgeport Connecticut is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live. I currently attend Central Magnet high school as well as the Bridgeport Aquaculture school and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Bridgeport in 1996, after bankruptcy changed it. I left looking for a better place to live. Funny thing is I haven't found it. I grew up in Bridgeport. What I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bridgeport is the best place ever ive been livin here all my life i love it it aint as bad as people say it it they dont know wat they talkin  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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