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St. Petersburg, FL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 1.9% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Tuscaloosa than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  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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