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Florence, KY vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 16.9% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Lexington than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence

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 Florence, KYLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,815$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,172$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,417$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9713.4716.23
 Students per Librarian7616474573
 Students per Counselor350450530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.8%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 9 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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41042
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40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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