2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 44.4% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Alexandria than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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