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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 14.7% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Montgomery than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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