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Bristol, VA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 12.9% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Lexington than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VALexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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