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Topeka, KS vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 13.1% less per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.4% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  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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