2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Hartford spends 88.9% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Hartford than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hartford had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VAHartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 4 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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