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Lexington, KY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 11.0% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Anchorage than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4717.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6474994573
 Students per Counselor450413530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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