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Dolton, IL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 45.9% less per student than Dolton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Dolton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dolton
 Dolton, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dolton    3 Reviews

Every year there is at least one major crime in this city. From robbing stores, and banks, to murder, this city is welcoming some people who come from Chicago city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here since July 1999 and when I decided to move out on my own, I knew that although I did like aspects of the city of Chicago, I didn't want to live there.   More

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Over 20 years ago

I've lived in Dolton for 17 years, and the neighborhood has changed tremendously in the last 5. This was once a nice south suburban neighborhood until they moved all of  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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