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New York, NY vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 37.2% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in Tuscaloosa than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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