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Apex, NC vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 28.9% more per student than Apex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Lexington than in Apex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Apex

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 Apex, NCLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1113.4716.23
 Students per Librarian8296474573
 Students per Counselor300450530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.4%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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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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ZIPS IN APEX, NORTH CAROLINA
27502 27539 27523 27562
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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