2026 Compare Cities Education:
Leander, TX vs Tuscaloosa, AL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 6.1% less per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Leander

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Tuscaloosa


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.