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Pickerington, OH vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 19.8% less per student than Pickerington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Tuscaloosa than in Pickerington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pickerington
 Pickerington, OHTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,991  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pickerington    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Pickerington gets about the same weather as Columbus Ohio but most of the severe weather in the summer goes north of Columbus so Pickerington gets mostly rain.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Being a suburb of one of America's biggest cities has its perks. We reap all the cultural benefits without all the urban disadvantages. Pickerngton is a smallish,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pickerington offers excellent educational opportunities families. Although the school district is growing tremendously, it still has a small town  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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