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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Rutherford, NJ

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Highlights
- Rutherford spends 110.1% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Rutherford than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rutherford had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALRutherford, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%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 Rutherford    1 Reviews

not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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