Bristol Tennessee City Schools is comprised of eight schools: Five elementary schools (grades PreK-5) One middle school (grades 6-8) and One high school (grades 9-12).

Schools in Bristol are managed by Bristol City School District which is a highly rated, public school district in Tennessee. It has 4,021 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. According to state test scores, 44% of students are at least proficient in math and 43% in reading. King University is the prominent university in the area.