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Forest Grove, OR vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 40.5% less per student than Forest Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Forest Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Grove
 Forest Grove, ORTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  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.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  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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