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Anderson, SC vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 7.1% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Lexington than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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