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Bristol, VA vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 76.2% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Summit than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VASummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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