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Lexington, KY vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 22.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.1% higher in Dothan than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$10,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4720.0816.23
 Students per Librarian6476534573
 Students per Counselor450442530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%0.8%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 Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA
36301 36303 36305

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