2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rutland, VT vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 48.0% less per student than Rutland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Rutland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rutland
 Rutland, VTTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,738  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor164  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rutland    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Rutland provides so many community opportunities, a rich outdoor activity selection, amazing school system and a community that believes in supporting and enriching our  More

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Rutland is not a great place to live, unless you have alot of money and dont want to do  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have been here five years so far (2002-2007)and have found that snow in the low lying areas is rarely too much (more than 4" sticking)at any one time and when it does  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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