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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Jackson, MI

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 10.2% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Jackson than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALJackson, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10454573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 6 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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