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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 5.6% less per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Tallahassee than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa

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 Tuscaloosa, ALTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,846$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,597$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.2417.1316.23
 Students per Librarian5289184573
 Students per Counselor396527530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.1%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%3.9%1.5%

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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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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