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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Bainbridge Island, WA

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Highlights
- Bainbridge Island spends 49.2% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Bainbridge Island than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bainbridge Island had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALBainbridge Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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