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Scottsboro, AL vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 2.7% less per student than Scottsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Huntsville than in Scottsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsboro

Education
 Scottsboro, ALHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,485$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,497$9,752$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,634$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8818.7316.23
 Students per Librarian4495644573
 Students per Counselor382470530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.3%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.5%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%44.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
35768 35769
ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total

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