2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs Beaufort, SC

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Highlights
- Beaufort spends 13.6% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Beaufort than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaufort had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VABeaufort, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Beaufort    17 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I moved here a year and a half ago. We have already made more friends here, than we had in other places we have lived. Most of our neighbors are from  More

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This place is exactly what you'd expect for a small town. Great for old people who like a slow lifestyle of fishing and pig pickings. Horrible for young people --  More

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We are relocating to the area and I am wondering about the elementary school special needs programs. I will i appreciate any  More

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