2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tuscaloosa, AL vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 50.2% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Oakland than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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