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Sylacauga, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 1.1% more per student than Sylacauga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Tuscaloosa than in Sylacauga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sylacauga
 Sylacauga, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,319  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sylacauga    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Worst city i’ve ever laid foot in. This city was gross, rude & not a single bathroom in sight. Everything is closed and everyone is rude. It is dumpy and ugly. Do not  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm born here, moved away, came back, few times. Unemployed, though my Home Town is quiet overall, Football Lover's. It's a pretty  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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