2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 1.6% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Florence than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5864573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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