2026 Compare Cities Education:
Leesburg, VA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 25.7% less per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Bristol than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  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 8 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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