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Lexington, SC vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 3.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Richmond than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, SCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,041$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,684$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian4452414573
 Students per Counselor341272530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.0%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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