2026 Compare Cities Education:
Raleigh, NC vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 8.2% less per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Bristol than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 3 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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