2025 Compare Cities Education:
Collierville, TN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 3.1% less per student than Collierville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Collierville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Collierville
 Collierville, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Collierville    7 Reviews

How is the cost of living and employment opportunities in the  More

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Over 10 years ago

Collierville is "The Best Small Town" in America, according to Parade Magazine 2014. It really is great. A lot of green space, walking trails, parks, etc. Everything  More

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Over 13 years ago

a great place to  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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