2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, TN vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 39.8% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Plano than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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