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Bristol, TN vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 30.4% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Hot Springs than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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