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Bristol, VA vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Walton Beach spends 25.6% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.3% higher in Fort Walton Beach than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Walton Beach had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol

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 Bristol, VAFort Walton Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,270$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.7317.3116.23
 Students per Librarian44016174573
 Students per Counselor314409530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%27.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

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

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Over 6 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 Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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ZIPS IN BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
24201 24202
ZIPS IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
32548 32544

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