2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 4.6% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Bristol than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  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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