2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 9.3% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.1% higher in Indianapolis than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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