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Lexington, KY vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 20.9% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.8% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  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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