2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salisbury, MD vs Tuscaloosa, AL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 30.5% less per student than Salisbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Salisbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salisbury
 Salisbury, MDTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,378  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor196  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

   |    Reply

I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Salisbury

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Tuscaloosa


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.