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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Oxnard, CA

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- Oxnard spends 20.3% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Oxnard than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxnard had 21.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALOxnard, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 9 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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