2025 Compare Cities Education:
Howell, NJ vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 52.2% less per student than Howell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.8% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Howell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Howell
 Howell, NJTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Howell    4 Reviews

It's a nice place to visit but living here is not that nice! Taxes are outrageous. Schools have a great reputation but they lack education. Superintendent and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Howell has grown into a snobs town. Taxes are extremely high since school super cares more about her salary and teachers' salary. Schools have a decent reputation, but  More

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I was thrilled when I moved here almost 11 years ago. People seemed nice and the place was safe. People are not nice! There was an influx of New Yorkers and along came  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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