2024 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 54.2% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$9,927$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0419.2416.23
 Students per Librarian23805284573
 Students per Counselor408396530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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