2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, AL vs Russellville, AL

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Highlights
- Russellville spends 1.7% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Russellville than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Russellville had 21.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALRussellville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,549$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3934573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Russellville    2 Reviews

Do you like racists, homophobes, and hypocritical religious zealots? A place where everyone gossips about each other behind their backs and then pretend to be best  More

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Over 15 years ago

What can I say. Russellville is my hometown. My father started his business here and I continued it and changed it to a completely different business. This town is a  More

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