2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, TN vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 106.5% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Elmhurst than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 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 Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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