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Madison, NC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 17.8% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, NCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,536  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    1 Reviews

I'm a 43 year male and 38 year old women are looking for a new state to relocate to, There are a number of places I would be interested in trying to relocate.North  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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