2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 14.8% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 112.0% higher in Sacramento than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 8 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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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