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Kenai, AK vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 36.4% less per student than Kenai.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Kenai. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kenai
 Kenai, AKTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,193  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  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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