2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Bristol, CT

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 30.8% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Bristol than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VABristol, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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