2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlington, IA vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 23.9% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Bristol than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, IABristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,372  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor529  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Burlington iowa is a great historical town it's a great place to live if you make atlest 37 to 40 dollers an hour but if your on a fixed income of less then a 1000  More

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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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