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Griffin, GA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 6.3% less per student than Griffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Griffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Griffin
 Griffin, GATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  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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