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Bristol, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 18.5% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Richmond than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol

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 Bristol, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,270$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.7315.3116.23
 Students per Librarian4406064573
 Students per Counselor314527530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.1%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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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ZIPS IN BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
24201 24202
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40475

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