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Bristol, VA vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 12.8% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.5% higher in Gainesville than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol

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 Bristol, VAGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,270$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.7318.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4404044573
 Students per Counselor314501530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%5.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
24201 24202
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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