2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glade Spring, VA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 16.4% more per student than Glade Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Bristol than in Glade Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glade Spring
 Glade Spring, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,049  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Glade Spring    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This small town is in an area nearing a growth squirt, ready or not. We need visionary leadership. Glade Spring, "The Place To  More

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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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