2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tuscaloosa, AL vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 62.9% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Minneapolis than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%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.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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