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Chestertown, MD vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 38.0% less per student than Chestertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 84.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Chestertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chestertown
 Chestertown, MDTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,674  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor255  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  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.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Chestertown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Queen Anne's county most of my life, which is on the other side of the river from Chestertown. When I was younger, I remember ice cream shoppes, music  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  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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