2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, TN vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 60.4% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Olympia than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,662$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,092$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.791816.23
 Students per Librarian41512464573
 Students per Counselor336439530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 1 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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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