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Slidell, LA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 11.1% less per student than Slidell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Slidell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Slidell
 Slidell, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Slidell    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

it is too close to new orleans east where there their crime has spread, had recent robberies. It is no longer nice to live. Sales tax rate has also increased in the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is very little in my apartment  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are new to this city and state and would like more information as to finding affordable housing for low income  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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