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Petersburg, VA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 7.2% less per student than Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petersburg
 Petersburg, VATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  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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