2025 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, GA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 0.2% less per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, GATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  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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