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Lexington, KY vs Frankfort, KY

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Highlights
- Frankfort spends 18.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Frankfort than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frankfort had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYFrankfort, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$12,197$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$11,311$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4714.9116.23
 Students per Librarian6475914573
 Students per Counselor450323530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%1.0%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 Frankfort    3 Reviews

I was born here at Kings Daughter Hospital. I still have family members living here. Although I haven't lived here in years, I knew the place well and keep up with  More

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I have traveled all over the United States (SC, NY, FL, CO, WY, MO, OH, IN, WV). I've also traveled to other countries (Panama & Canada), and I've never been anywhere  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived here for 15 years. Almost all the restaurants are fast food. State government is the dominant workforce and does not pay well, so many businesses open only  More

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