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Smithfield, VA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 10.0% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Bristol than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  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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