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Lexington, KY vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 25.9% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Tampa than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4717.2416.23
 Students per Librarian64710264573
 Students per Counselor450476530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%2.0%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 Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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