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Bristol, VA vs Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA

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- Spotsylvania Courthouse spends 5.0% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.0% higher in Spotsylvania Courthouse than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spotsylvania Courthouse had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VASpotsylvania Courthouse, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,787$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6994573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Spotsylvania Courthouse    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

My family has lived in Spotsylvania for 5 years, and we love it! It is part of the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. There is truly something for everyone here.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Rural area convenient to historic places such a George Washington's Farm and Civil War Battlefields. Halfway (about an hours drive) between Richmond, Va and Washington  More

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Originally from the North, we moved to Virginia in 1998. We first resided in Northern VA as renters, which I also liked, easy commute, plenty of things for county  More

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