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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Bryan, TX

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Highlights
- Bryan spends 3.3% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% lower in Bryan than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bryan had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALBryan, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Bryan    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a native of Bryan-College Station. This town has come a long ways. For the greater good this is a college town thats unique and continues to grow. There's good  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for nearly twenty years and hated every minute of it. It is very conservative and intolerant and the crime is rising every year. The weather is  More

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I got a good laugh from this item. About This place sucks, TAMU Bryan Tx, etc. Did you not do some research before you came to this Aggieland. I sure hope by now you  More

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