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Cambridge, MA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 49.7% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   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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