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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Madisonville, TN

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- Madisonville spends 18.6% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Madisonville than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madisonville had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALMadisonville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,637$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5894573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Madisonville    3 Reviews

I lived in Memphis for the last 20 years, then we moved to Madisonville in the Fall of 2020. This is a great small town to live in. Everyone I've met is extremely  More

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Over 16 years ago

I just moved here about 2 months ago , and this by far is the most beautiful, scenic city I have resided in . We have alot of farm animals here, lots of rolling hills  More

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I moved here about 4 years ago. I have lived in several places before but over all this area is one of the most beautiful. I have not been in one area of Monroe County  More

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