2025 Compare Cities Education:
Astoria, OR vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 48.1% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Lexington than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  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 13 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 15 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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