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Tucson, AZ vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa spends 10.1% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  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 Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was 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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