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Bristol, TN vs Carthage, TN

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Highlights
- Carthage spends 10.4% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Carthage than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,557$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 19 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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