2024 Compare Cities Education:
Augusta, GA vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 28.4% more per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Lexington than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, GALexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,489$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,959$11,923$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,185$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.113.4116.23
 Students per Librarian5844454573
 Students per Counselor335341530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%46.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 3 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 4 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  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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