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Raleigh, NC vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 38.1% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Lexington than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh

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 Raleigh, NCLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$11,923$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1113.4116.23
 Students per Librarian8294454573
 Students per Counselor300341530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%46.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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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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