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Pleasanton, CA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 33.4% less per student than Pleasanton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Tuscaloosa than in Pleasanton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasanton
 Pleasanton, CATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasanton    18 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have been a resident of Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley (including the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon) for nearly 30 years. Perception of life quality in  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and love it. Make Sure to Check it  More

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Over 6 years ago

LITERALLY STUPID the tacos are great  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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