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Fuquay-Varina, NC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 2.0% more per student than Fuquay-Varina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Fuquay-Varina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fuquay-Varina
 Fuquay-Varina, NCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fuquay-Varina    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Do not ever make the mistake of moving to Wake County, NC. The rudest, unfriendliest people ever. Bad drivers, constant horn blowing unlike anywhere I have ever  More

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I am a local Real Estate Broker and Owner of Wray Realty (www.Triangle-NC.com) I grew up in the Bustling Triangle area. I have lived in Raleigh, Garner, Apex, and Now  More

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Over 19 years ago

I live in the heart of North  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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