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Hoboken, NJ vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 50.9% less per student than Hoboken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Hoboken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoboken
 Hoboken, NJTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind 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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