2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, VA vs St. Paul, MN

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Highlights
- St. Paul spends 51.8% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.4% higher in St. Paul than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Paul had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VASt. Paul, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 9 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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