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Bristol, VA vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 14.4% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.0% higher in Florence than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VAFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5864573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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