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Troy, AL vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 13.5% less per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Montgomery than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy

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 Troy, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,675$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,006$9,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,266$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6820.9116.23
 Students per Librarian4276064573
 Students per Counselor366454530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.7%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%33.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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