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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Little Rock, AR

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- Little Rock spends 15.1% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Little Rock than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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