2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Porte, IN vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 22.0% less per student than La Porte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Bristol than in La Porte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Porte
 La Porte, INBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,939  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor736  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  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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