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Bristol, VA vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Brevard spends 8.6% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Brevard than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brevard had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VABrevard, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,133$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,091$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5344573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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