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Vicksburg, MS vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 33.7% less per student than Vicksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Vicksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vicksburg
 Vicksburg, MSTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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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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