2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tuscaloosa, AL vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 10.0% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% lower in Bristol than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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