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Columbus, OH vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 11.1% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% lower in Lexington than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

Education
 Columbus, OHLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.713.4716.23
 Students per Librarian6946474573
 Students per Counselor388450530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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 COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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